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Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on May 6: * Brittany Rence Dipaola, 10 Edgewood Drive, Vienna, had a charge of having no registration dismissed after presenting proof to the court. * Joseph Trey Nicholson, 3507 Plum St., Parkersburg, had a ...

Divorce petitions

PARKERSBURG — The following divorce petitions were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk between Jan. 1-31: * Tiffany Gail Lewis and Timothy James Lewis * Keya Fern Clark and Stephine Dawn Clark * Amanda L. Sponseller and Dwain Sponseller * Lori Dawn Griffith and James Ray ...

West Virginia to receive $53M through Sackler family opioid settlement

CHARLESTON — West Virginia could receive up to $53 million over the next nine years from a proposed settlement between the Sackler family — the owners of opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma — and attorneys general in all 50 states and U.S. territories. West Virginia Attorney General J.B. ...

Former Buchannon mayor receives prison sentence in child porn case

CLARKSBURG — Former Buckhannon mayor David Walter McCauley was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Thursday for possessing images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit acts. In December, McCauley, 66, pled guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. According to ...