PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office plans to replace deputies’ service weapons primarily using a contribution from an anonymous donor. The Wood County Commission voted 3-0 Monday to approve the request from Sheriff Rick Woodyard to appropriate $45,500 from a recent $50,000 ...
PARKERSBURG - The Wood County Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday evening to formally receive the results of a 153-page comprehensive forensic audit into multiple school financials. The board had previously tasked Perry Forensics to review financial transactions after initial ...
PARKERSBURG — Organizers and volunteers began their day early Thursday as they prepared Thanksgiving meals for many in the Mid-Ohio Valley. “We had a bunch of volunteers that came in around 7 o’clock in the morning, 8 o’clock, to help out, box the meals up and bring them ...
CHARLESTON — A day set aside for thanksgiving turned into an evening of mourning Thursday after state officials announced the death of one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday on the streets of Washington, D.C., while on duty. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday ...
PARKERSBURG – When Jackson County Commissioner Steve Westfall, now chapter president, first heard about Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) during his time in the West Virginia Legislature, he didn’t expect the idea would one day take root at home. After learning how the national nonprofit ...
PARKERSBURG — The man charged in the 2014 murder of Cindy Ball will remain in jail after a Wood County judge denied a motion for bond on Monday. Gregory Alan Casto, 56, of Walker, has been held in the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County following his arrest on Oct. 21 after a ...
