Hundreds of people gather to attend a candlelight vigil at Point Park in memory of Gretchen Fleming. Read more in Wednesday's edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel or online at newsandsentinel.com.
CHARLESTON – With last week's election seeing several incumbent members of the West Virginia House of Delegates lose their primaries, House members came to the State Capitol Building Monday for a series of two-day meetings. Legislative interim meetings for both the House and the state ...
PARKERSBURG - The following indictments were returned by the Wood County Grand Jury on Friday. Preston D. Pierce, 58, Asheville, N.C.: murder, felony murder, concealment of a deceased human body and kidnapping in December 2022. William Ray Adkins, 47, 2403 Williamstown Pike, Williamstown: two counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm and child neglect creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury in October 2025. Myron Eugene Anderson, 44, North Central Regional Jail: malicious assault and domestic battery in September 2025 and possession of a controlled ...
PARKERSBURG – The race for the 10th Delegate seat is separated by three votes following the Wood County Commission reviewing a number of provisional ballots during the canvassing process held Monday at the Wood County Courthouse. The commission gathered on the fourth floor of the court ...
PARKERSBURG - Auditions for next year’s Smoot Theatre Vocal Ensembles will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the theater on Fifth Street in downtown Parkersburg. The Ensembles are the Children’s Chorus for boys and girls who will be in grades 4, 5 and 6 next year, the Girls ...
CHARLESTON – The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is facing a structural deficit in West Virginia according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey, with possible cuts to subsidies for child care, clothing allowances and food and nutrition services being considered. Speaking during a press ...
