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Wood Magistrate

Local News

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on June 12: * William Jackson Moran, 825 Seventh St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of trespassing in a placard building and released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond. * Stephanie Lynn Turner, ...

Motorcycle passenger killed in accident on Interstate 77

Local News

MARIETTA — A passenger on a motorcycle was killed Tuesday in an accident on Interstate 77 in Muskingum Township in Washington County, the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Krista Boling, 39, Cambridge, was killed when a 2005 Harley-Davidson driven by Paul Boling, 39, also ...

Belpre City Council discusses storm water issues, hears reports

Local News

BELPRE — Belpre City Council heard reports from the mayor and council members at its regular meeting Monday, the last under the old format. Beginning Sept. 8, council will begin its meetings at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. Prior to the regular meeting, an hour-long town hall meeting was ...

Downtown Marietta businesses note boost from cruise season

Business

MARIETTA — Riverboat cruise tourism brought a record number of visitors to Marietta this summer, with more than 20 vessels docking in the city, according to the Marietta-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Shannon Beacham, marketing director for the bureau, said the increased ...

Annual Washington County Fair returns Saturday

Community News

MARIETTA — It’s Labor Day weekend and time for the annual Washington County Fair in Marietta where the fairgrounds will be abuzz for four days from Saturday to Tuesday. “The county fair only comes around once a year,” said Ron Offenberger, president of the fair board. Among the ...