Records – Wood Magistrate, May 19

August 11, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court recently released the following reports on May 19: * Edwin Hugh Douglass, 12960 Dronfield Ave. 280, Sylmar, Ca, was arraigned on charges of intimidation of and retaliation against a witness and held on a $200,000 cash bond. * James Ryan Andrews, 957 Grantsville Road, Little Hocking, was arraigned on two counts of violation of a protective order and held on a $3,000 surety bond. * Shadd Eugene Gilbert, 1006 Moore Ave., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a reckless driving charge and released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond. * Bryson ...

Records – Wood Magistrate, May 25

August 11, 2026

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

August 10, 2026

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

August 8, 2026

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

August 6, 2026

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

August 1, 2026

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 ...