PARKERSBURG – A new assistant director for the Wood County 911 Center who will also oversee the county’s emergency services will be stepping into the position on June 1. On Thursday, the Wood County Commission approved the hiring of Sam Scalise as the new director of emergency management, ...
10 people were indicted by the Washington County Grand Jury this week. Indictments include: *Michalle Renea Perkins, 40, 211 Mineral Manor Way, Parkersburg; one count of distrusting public services, a fourth-degree felony; one count domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor; from April 14. *Joint indictment of Joshua Okey Clift, 43, 104 Vista St., Marietta; Brandi Raye Messick, 31, 460 Muskingum Drive, Marietta; both defendants were indicted on one charge of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony; from Feb. 27. ...
MARIETTA - With rain and storms throughout Thursday morning, the Marietta Chapter Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual memorial service at Mound Cemetery indoors at St. Paul’s Church. Although the rain caused a dip in attendance numbers from last year’s crowd ...
PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg High School’s driver’s education program was joined Wednesday and Thursday by the Sharing the Road with Trucks program from Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute. The free outreach program funded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has a ...
The Belpre City Board of Education gathered Thursday night at the Stone Administration Building for their regular May meeting. For more on the meeting, read the weekend edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel or visit newsandsentinel.com.
RIPLEY – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a female suspect who was allegedly part of a massive theft from a residence near Evans. The department is involved in an extensive burglary investigation that resulted in two warrants for Samantha Jo Carte and Emily Beth Archer, according to a post on the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page. “The two individuals entered the home when the owner was away and stole approximately $55,000 worth of numerous guns, large volumes of rare silver coins, and other valuable collectibles,” the post said. ...
