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New Martinsville man sentenced to prison

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WHEELING – A New Martinsville man has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for soliciting child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey of the Northern District of West Virginia said in a news release Tuesday. The investigation began after a social media platform submitted a cyber tip to law enforcement reporting it had identified known child sexual abuse material, Harvey said. Investigators determined that Jon Talkington, 37, New Martinsville, had uploaded images and videos of the material to the platform in an effort to obtain additional files from other ...

Capito speaks at Girls State

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ELKINS — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., visited with and spoke to Rhododendron Girls State participants on Monday as the annual program kicked off this week. During the program's second day of activities, Capito addressed this year's Girls State participants at the Harper McNeeley ...

Funding to prevent homelessness awarded by Parkersburg

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PARKERSBURG – Legal Aid of West Virginia has received funding from the city of Parkersburg to prevent homelessness in Wood County. The Parkersburg/Wood County HOME Consortium awarded $145,982 in HOME-American Rescue Plan funds to Legal Aid that will provide eviction prevention legal assistance to eligible individuals and families facing housing instability. The program aims to keep people safely housed and reduce the risk of homelessness throughout the community by helping residents address legal challenges that could lead to eviction. "We are very excited to partner with Legal Aid ...

Artsbridge calendar of events June 9-15

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PARKERSBURG - The Artsbridge calendar of community of events: Today Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street "Lilo and Stitch," free family sensory friendly movie, 5:30 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre Belpre Music by the River Concert Series, Country Best in Class, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Belpre Civitan Park Wednesday: Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Dungeons and Dragons Club, grades 5-12, 4-5:30 p.m., Barlow Branch ...

WVU Parkersburg announces spring grads

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PARKERSBURG - WVU Parkersburg has announced its Spring 2026 graduates who have earned certificates, associate’s and bachelor's degrees. Graduates achieving a 3.50 to 4.00 grade point average have been awarded academic honors, as follows: 3.50-3.749, cum laude; 3.75-3.99, magna cum laude; and 4.0, summa cum laude. Graduates are listed by county and state: West Virginia: Calhoun County: Creston: Hunter Hall, AAS, computer science. Grantsville: Kaylin Parsons, AAS, nursing. Mount Zion: Madison Gerlach, AAS, child development. Rosedale: Kayla Montgomery, CERT, child development, magna ...