CHARLESTON – The U.S. Senate adjourned Wednesday night for a recess prior to the Nov. 3 midterm general election, with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito hitting the campaign trail with a pending deal on permitting reform and the passage of the college athletics bill. After months of bipartisan ...
CHARLESTON – Tax collections in West Virginia for the first three months of fiscal year 2027 are in the black, no thanks to September personal income tax collections which took a dip. According to a monthly report released Thursday by the Senate Finance Committee, tax collections for the ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission is recognizing all of the contributions people with disabilities make to the community, as it unanimously passed a proclamation Thursday declaring October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The 2026 theme for the month, set by the ...
PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia State Police is investigating the death of a man who was shot by two Parkersburg Police officers Wednesday night after he allegedly pointed a gun at them. That’s in keeping with department procedure following the incident, which unfolded after officers ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Development Authority and Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation will be holding a joint annual meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Discovery World on Market. Christine Davies, West Virginia deputy secretary for economic development and workforce participation, will be the keynote speaker. Davies joined the West Virginia Department of Commerce after spending 25 years “at the intersection of business, technology, policy, and entrepreneurship,” according to a news release from Wood County Economic Development. She is founder and ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is looking for help from the Wood County Commission to replace its armored response vehicle. Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard appeared before the commission Thursday to detail a proposal to replace the 20-year-old vehicle that has been used by the department for the last 15 years and has been deployed repeatedly during high-risk incidents involving armed or barricaded subjects. The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is asking the Wood County Commission to authorize bids for five new 2027 SUV patrol vehicles and begin the process ...
