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Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on May 28: * Billy Paul Burton, 2316 Highland Ave., Parkersburg, pleaded no contest to destruction of property and simple assault, fined $352.96 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. * Cindy Lynn Givens, 71 Lewis ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on May 27: * Tiffany Nicole Snyder, 1129 Little Kanawha River Road, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to fleeing from a police officer, trespassing, fined $352.96 and sentenced to 30 days in jail which was suspended ...

West Virginia State Police plan sobriety checkpoint today

PARKERSBURG — West Virginia State Police, partnering with the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention, will conduct a sobriety checkpoint beginning at 6 p.m. today and ending at midnight, near the Dollar General store on West Virginia 95, near Kemper Street, in Parkersburg. The sobriety ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on May 23-26: * Heaven Ann Mounts, 2503 Beverly St. Apt 12b, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to a seat belt violation and fined $25. A charge of having no MVI was dismissed after a new MVI was presented to the ...

Body of missing Ohio man found at Mountwood Park

VOLCANO — The body of a missing Canton, Ohio, man was found Sunday at Mountwood Park. The body of Chad E. Polen was discovered by searchers at the park, according to a press release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Department posted on its Facebook page Monday. Deputies had previously been ...