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Physician wanted in Monongalia County arrested in Wood County

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PARKERSBURG - A physician wanted in Monongalia County after a digital recording device found in a hospital restroom was linked to him was arrested Friday in Wood County, authorities said. Lance Parks, a physician who previously worked at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, is charged with eight misdemeanors of criminal invasion of privacy and the felony of distribution and exhibition of computer-generated child pornography, according to a joint statement from the Morgantown Police Department and the Monongalia Prosecuting Attorney Gabrielle Mucciola. Parks was arrested Friday in Wood County, ...

Taste and Tunes resonates at Parkersburg Art Center

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PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg Art Center held its Tastes and Tunes fundraiser on Saturday. “Tastes and Tunes is one of those special nights where everything comes together, great music, delicious food, friends, family and supporters who believe in the power of the arts,” Jessie ...

Modesitt elected Wood County GOP chairman

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PARKERSBURG - A new chairman has been elected by the Wood County Republican Executive Committee in a recent organizational meeting. Rick Modesitt, a retired Parkersburg Police officer and chief, was elected chairman for a four-year term, succeeding Scot Heckert. “Wood County has been ...

Wood County 4-H and FFA Summer Showcase begins Tuesday

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MINERAL WELLS – The Wood County 4-H and FFA Summer Showcase will be held from Tuesday to Saturday this week at the Wood County 4-H Camp on Butcher Bend Road in Mineral Wells. The Showcase is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 3–9 p.m., with family-friendly events and ...