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Washington County Grand Jury indicts 15

MARIETTA — A Marietta man arrested as part of a statewide human trafficking crackdown was one of 15 people indicted this week by the Washington County Grand Jury. Cory James Noel, 28, 107 Howard St., Marietta, was indicted on 20 second-degree felony counts of pandering sexually oriented ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Aug. 4: * Charuss Edward Drummond, Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived on charges of grand larceny and third-offense domestic assault. The case was sent to Wood County Circuit Court. * Julie Ann ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were heard in Wood Magistrate Court on July 31: * Diana Lynn Corbin, 2007 16th St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to driving under suspension and assessed $276.48. Corbin pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance without a valid prescription and ...

West Virginia Board of Education challenges new education rule-making law

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Board of Education is asking the state’s highest court whether lawmakers have any legal authority to approve or reject rules approved by the state board. The state Board of Education filed a lawsuit Friday against Secretary of State Kris Warner seeking a ...

Collision involving truck, semi claims man’s life near Gallopolis

GALLIPOLIS — One person was killed in a traffic accident Monday morning near Gallipolis, according to the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Les Clark, 62, of Gallipolis. was driving a 1995 GMC truck south on State Route 7 where he went left of center and struck a northbound ...