PARKERSBURG — Another former sports editor for The Parkersburg News and Sentinel has passed away. Carroll Jett, 75, a fixture in the local youth sports scene, died overnight Feb. 16 at a hospital in Morgantown. “Carroll was the most seasoned sportswriter we had,” said Ken Davis, who ...
PARKERSBURG — No injuries were reported in a Tuesday morning fire on 7th Street in Parkersburg. The Parkersburg Fire Department was dispatched to 1724 7th Street at 8:38 a.m. “It was a small commercial building that has been vacant for some time,” Matthews said. Crews arrived on the ...
PARKERSBURG — Wood County officials are looking to see what might develop from a bill passed by the West Virginia House of Delegates that would provide funding to ambulance services statewide. House Bill 5168, which passed Monday in the House of Delegates in a 94-0 vote, establishes the ...
PARKERSBURG - A member of the Wood County Board of Education has withdrawn his candidacy in the May election. Randy Modesitt of Parkersburg on Tuesday said he was “downsizing” and buying another home. “My wife and I are selling our home on Park Avenue,” he said. Modestitt was elected ...
BELPRE — Belpre City Council met Monday night for its regular meeting, during which they held the first readings for two ordinances. The readings were held for an ordinance adopting the annual appropriations for the 2026 calendar year and for an ordinance that will correct a sentence in the ...
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