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Two facing drug charges after Washington County traffic stop

MARIETTA — Two people have been arrested on felony drug charges by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Mark Warden reported Tuesday that a traffic stop was conducted Monday evening near the intersection of State Route 821 and the Interstate I77 SB off-ramp in Muskingum ...

Ripley man facing malicious wounding charge after weekend shooting

RIPLEY – A Ripley man was arrested after a gunshot incident Saturday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported on its Facebook page. Phillip Goodwin, 24, is charged with malicious wounding and was incarcerated in the South Central Regional Jail following a close-range shooting in ...

Judge blocks enforcement of West Virginia food dye, additive ban

CHARLESTON - West Virginia’s new law banning certain food dyes and additives in food sold in the state doesn’t go into effect until 2028. But a federal judge issued a halt on the law while the case moves through the court system. In a memorandum opinion and order issued Tuesday evening, ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG - Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Oct. 24: * Steven Wayne Brogle, 107 Charleston Drive, Ripley, was arraigned on two counts of second-offense shoplifting. Bond was set at $2,000. * April L. Dennis, 200 Ash St., Williamstown, was arraigned on charges of ...