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Belpre woman arrested on drug charges

MARIETTA — A Belpre resident was arrested Monday on a drug charge following an investigation by two local law enforcement agencies. On Tuesday, Washington County Sheriff Mark Warden reported the arrest of Jessica Renee Queen, of George Street, Belpre, on Monday after a mutual coalition with ...

Man loses life in Washington County auto accident

MARIETTA — A Waterford man was killed in a single-vehicle accident that occurred Thursday night at Malta near the Muskingum River, according to the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The patrol was notified at 10:17 a.m. Saturday of a body in the Muskingum River near North ...

Picture This: A Fun Mess They Got Themselves Into!

PARKERSBURG — Mountain State Creamery hosted a Pie to the Eye fundraiser with Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 79 in support of Shop with a Cop. The event raised $1,300 for the local Shop with a Cop program, which enables local officers to provide kids with a holiday shopping experience they ...

Seventh victim of Ohio County flooding identified

WHEELING — Seven people are now confirmed dead from Saturday’s flooding in Ohio County, with at least one person still listed as missing — and officials are warning residents to pay close attention to storms that could come today. The seventh victim was located in Wetzel County near the ...

Two facing drug charges after Parkersburg arrests

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force and the Wood County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people on drug charges Monday after a traffic stop in Parkersburg where 2 pounds of methamphetamine were found in the vehicle, the task force said. Kevin Gardner, of Parkersburg, the ...