PARKERSBURG – The newest Wood County Commissioner was sworn in Thursday and immediately got to work. Wood County Commissioner Jim Hamric took the oath of office at the Wood County Courthouse with over 50 people, including friends, family, county officials and others in attendance. Hamric, ...
PARKERSBURG — A woman charged over the weekend with first-degree murder told 911 dispatchers a man attempted to touch her inappropriately before she shot him, court records show. Claudia Lynn Torres, 19, of 324 Stealey Ave., Clarksburg, is being held without bond at the North Central ...
PARKERSBURG — Monday morning was greeted with a mix of winter weather conditions after a sunny and warm weekend. A supervisor with the Wood County 911 Center said from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday they had 13 accidents with two people transported from different accidents. The accidents ...
PARKERSBURG - The sheriff of Wood County on Tuesday issued a statement about sleeper cells. Sheriff Rick Woodyard said he wanted to address the concerns received from residents and the anxiety and uncertainty caused by headlines when it comes to the safety of families and the ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate had fewer bills to consider than the House of Delegates on Crossover Day, with debates breaking out over energy policy, obscenity and firearms for accused domestic abusers. The state Senate passed 30 bills Wednesday on Crossover Day, the 50th day of ...
PARKERSBURG — An ordinance authorizing a sanitation contract with a private hauler is not subject to the referendum process in Parkersburg’s charter, City Attorney Blaine Myers said Thursday in a written memorandum. “This Charter provision clearly excludes from the referendum process ...