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Roundtable to hear presentation on Lightning Brigade

PARKERSBURG - A program on Col. John T. Wilder and Wilder’s Lightning Brigade will be presented by the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley at 7 p.m. May 21 at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in Parkersburg. Speaking will be Scott Diezman, a retired U.S. Air Force ...

Parkersburg District 4 improvement group to meet Friday

PARKERSBURG – The District 4, Precinct 71 Neighborhood Improvement Association will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at The Gathering, 514 Myrtle St, in Parkersburg. Residents are invited to bring plants and dirt for the Community Garden. There will also be a covered dish dinner, with speaker Wendy Tuck, city councilwoman for District 4, who will report on the Mountain State Land Use Summit and other city updates. Residents and others interested in improving District 4 are invited to come. More information is available by calling 304-488-3810.

Some incumbents trailing as primary votes counted

PARKERSBURG – It's looking like a rough night for some incumbent lawmakers as the votes are being tallied in Wood County’s primary election. With 54 of the county’s 69 precincts reporting at deadline, Wood County Dels. Vernon Criss and Scot Heckert were trailing challengers Charles ...

Polls close in West Virginia

Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. for today’s primary elections in West Virginia. Though complete results will not be available by press time, keep up with coverage online at newsandsentinel.com and in Thursday’s print edition. Unofficial results can also be found here: https://woodcountywv.com/

Early voting period in West Virginia exceeds 2022 midterm numbers

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said Monday that early voting numbers for the 2026 midterm elections are up over the 2022 primaries, expressing optimism that more registered voters could mean higher overall turnout by the close of the polls today. According to ...