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Law enforcement carries the flag for abused children at Parkersburg ceremony

PARKERSBURG — A gathering in Parkersburg wanted to bring awareness to child abuse and prevention measures during Children’s Memorial Flag Day on Friday. Over 100 people gathered around the fountain outside the Holmes Shaver Judicial Annex to commemorate Children’s Memorial Flag Day as ...

Gallipolis man killed in traffic accident

GALLIPOLIS — A Gallipolis man was killed in a single-vehicle traffic accident early Tuesday morning on State Route 588, the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Christopher H. Copley, 57, Gallipolis, was driving a 2005 Toyota Scion and failed to negotiate a curve near ...

Wood County sobriety checkpoint slated for April 23

PARKERSBURG — The West Virginia State Police - Parkersburg Detachment in conjunction with the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Wednesday, April 23, according to a press release from the State Police. The purpose of the checkpoint is to ...