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Divorce petitions

PARKERSBURG — The following divorce petitions were filed in November with the Wood County Circuit Clerk’s Office: * Matthew Allen Doster and Jessika Maree Doster * Carrie Ann Bowers and Michael Paul Bowers * Abigail Faith Parker and Kenneth James Parker * Victoria Lynn Underwood and ...

Man charged in alleged stabbing

PARKERSBURG – A suspect was arrested Sunday by the Wood County Sheriff’s Officer after allegedly stabbing another man. Jackie L. Barker, 63, no known address, was charged with malicious assault, Sheriff Rick Woodyard said. According to a post on the Wood County Sheriff’s Office ...

Ripley woman charged with terrorist threats for post about Trump

RIPLEY - A Ripley woman was arrested Sunday night and is being charged with one count of terrorist threats, a post on the Jackson County Sheriff's Facebook said. The post said following a detailed investigation by deputies and the Jackson County Bureau of Investigations, Morgan L. Morrow, ...

South Carolina man killed in Meigs County collision with tractor trailer

MARIETTA — One man was killed Friday night in an accident in Meigs County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Anthony Delong, 35, of Surfside Beach, S.C., was killed when the 2016 Dodge Durango he was driving collided with a 1994 Peterbilt tractor trailer driven by Kenny Mast, 28, ...

Washington County Grand Jury indicts 21

MARIETTA — The Washington County Grand Jury returned indictments against 21 defendants on Thursday, many involving drug charges. The indictments included: * David Lee Binegar, 58, 940 Coal Run Road, Marietta; aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony. * Patrick Dandrae Quorda ...

Vienna man arrested on drug charges

VIENNA — A Vienna man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a methamphetamine distribution investigation, the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force announced. Agents of the task force and the Vienna Police Department executed a search warrant at 1010 38th St., Vienna, around 9 a.m. ...