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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 ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Dec. 29: Dec. 15 * Sarah V. Lent, 42, of Parkersburg, was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on a felony warrant out of Washington County Common Pleas Court for the charges of failure to appear and ...

Parkersburg woman killed in two-vehicle collision

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident which occurred Wednesday evening. In a post on its Facebook page Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office reported that about 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, the department, East Wood Volunteer Fire Department and Camden Clark ...