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Washington County Sheriff’s Department warns senior citizens of scam

MARIETTA — The Washington County Sheriff is warning senior citizens about a scam targeting them, according to a sheriff’s office media release. The sheriff’s office has “received calls about a scam that has been contacting senior citizens stating they won the ‘American Senior ...

Picture This: Speed Bump

PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg firefighters stand by a car that drove through the front glass of CSL Plasma in the Park Shopping Center Wednesday around 7:58 p.m. The business was not open at the time of the incident, and a person who answered the phone Thursday said they were temporarily closed. ...

Parkersburg drug investigation leads to four arrests

PARKERSBURG — Four people were arrested Thursday morning on drug charges by the Parkersburg Police Department. Chief Matthew Board said at approximately 5:30 a.m. Thursday, police executed a search warrant at 2106 17th St. in Parkersburg related to alleged narcotics use and distribution ...

Tennessee man charged with assault in stabbing

MARIETTA — A Tennessee man was arrested Sunday for his alleged involvement in a stabbing outside of the Adelphia Music Hall in Marietta. Noah W. Mann, 24, of Kodak, Tenn., was arrested and charged with one count of felonious assault, according to a Marietta Police media release. Marietta ...

Man arrested for alleged assault of woman at Mound Cemetery

MARIETTA — A man was arrested this week for allegedly assaulting a woman at Mound Cemetery. Dylan Mitchell Sprague, 22, last known address of Marietta, was arrested Monday for his involvement in an alleged assault at Mound Cemetery, according to Marietta Police Captain Aaron Nedeff. ...

Single-vehicle crash impacts traffic on Interstate 77

WILLIAMSTOWN — Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard said a one vehicle accident on Interstate 77 shut down traffic for an hour Wednesday morning. He said at 6:25 a.m. deputies and first responders were dispatched to the 185 mile marker of I-77 in reference to a semi truck accident. Witnesses ...