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Grantsville resident involved in fatal crash

ELIZABETH — On Sunday, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Trooper T. C. Winters responded to a single vehicle crash, on Little Kanawha Parkway near Chestnut Run Road in Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Winters learned that a vehicle driven by Steve Boggs, 59, of Grantsville, was traveling west on Little Kanawha Parkway (WV Route 5) when the vehicle went off the roadway, struck a pole, rolled over and came to rest upright. Boggs was extracted from the vehicle and was taken to Camden Clark Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. Next of kin has been notified, and the investigation is ...

Washington County Grand Jury indicts 11

MARIETTA - The Washington County Grand Jury this week announced the indictments of 11 individuals, mostly on drug-related charges. The defendants include: * Tiffany Kenzie Dawn Boso, 21, 1005 State Route 555, Little Hocking; a fifth-degree felony count of obstructing official business creating a risk of physical harm to officer, a first-degree misdemeanor count of resisting arrest, and a fourth-degree misdemeanor count of domestic violence from March. * Matthew Thomas Sandy, 43, 2090 County Road 9, Reno; two first-degree felonies on counts of kidnapping, two fourth-degree felonies ...

Wood County Juvenile Drug Court celebrates 100 graduates

PARKERSBURG – As guests gathered at the Wood County Resiliency Center this week to celebrate the 100th graduation from the county’s Juvenile Drug Court program, Family Court Judge Darren Tallman didn’t just tell them how the program works. He showed them. Before honoring the 99th, ...

Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force announces arrest

An Akron man was arrested this week and charged with possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine, the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force announced. At approximately 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, agents with the task force initiated a traffic stop on a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze on Camden Avenue, near the East Street intersection, after observing a traffic violation, a release from the task force said. The task force was assisted by the West Virginia State Police and the Parkersburg Police Department. During the stop, the passenger of the vehicle was observed reaching under the seat and subsequently ...

Drug Court celebrates graduations

PARKERSBURG - The Wood County Juvenile Drug Court will graduate its 99th, 100th and 101st graduates at 4 p.m. Wednesday, the second court in West Virginia to reach the milestone. The local Juvenile Drug Court accepted its first participant in November 2010 and is the second longest continuously operating Juvenile Drug Court in West Virginia. The drug court generally meets weekly in the courtroom of the presiding judge, Family Court Judge Darren Tallman. The case coordinator is Larry Whitehair of the Wood County Juvenile Probation office. The program has 15 participants at any one time ...