MARIETTA — While local schools have already welcomed students back, downtown Marietta is marking the start of the new academic year with its First Friday Back to School event, hosted by Marietta Main Street from 5-9 p.m. This monthly event provides late shopping, live music, pop-up ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard recently addressed county commissioners about the way the budget is calculated for an assessor’s office fund that had an estimated $357,000 shortfall. A letter provided by Woodyard to commissioners says more information is needed to determine the source of the error. The sheriff also discussed money labeled as recorded in “incorrect accounting categories” within his department’s tax office. Wood County Assessor John Kelly has been looking at ways to address the shortfall by cutting expenses, having already let two people go ...
VIENNA — The Wood County Sheriff's Department is seeking a Vienna man for allegedly making threats against others. In a Facebook post made Wednesday, the sheriff's department said they are looking for Andrew James Strock who lives in the Vienna area. They are seeking him in connection with an ongoing investigation involving threats made against individuals associated with a child custody matter, including references to government officials. Strock is wanted on a warrant involving two felony Terroristic Threats charges as well as one felony court capias warrant. "Anyone who knows ...
CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Justice's first bill to land on the desk of President Donald Trump will pay tribute to the late Marine Corps veteran Woody Williams and other Congressional Medal of Honor recipients with their own monument on the National Mall. The U.S. House of Representatives ...
RIPLEY – People First of West Virginia, a statewide self-advocacy organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will hold its 33rd annual Self-Advocacy Conference Sept. 9–11, 2026, at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. The conference was originally scheduled to take place at Jackson’s Mill 4-H Camp near Jane Lew, but was relocated after recent flooding made the middle school unusable. Lewis County Schools has leased Jackson’s Mill through May for classes, prompting organizers to move the conference to Cedar Lakes. Sean McElwee, a cast member of ...
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Wood County man and his family participated in a wreath-laying ceremony in a solemn act of remembrance and national tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Jeff Sandy was accompanied by his family that included his wife Renee Sandy, ...
