PARKERSBURG 鈥� The defense attorney for Barbara Cupp is seeking a new trial as he believes a juror who helped deliver the guilty verdict in the murder case knew people close to his client and did not disclose those connections when he was being questioned back in March before the trial began. ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The Wood County Commission signed off Thursday on applying for funding to help pay for the victims鈥� advocates in the Wood County Prosecutor鈥檚 Office. County Grant Coordinator Toni Tiano appeared before the Wood County Commission this week to get the commission鈥檚 approval to apply to the state for $115,993 from the federal Victims of Crime Act for victim advocate positions in the Prosecutor鈥檚 Office. The grant requires a local match of $28,884 from the county through the Wood County Prosecutor鈥檚 Office. The Wood County Prosecutor鈥檚 office has a victim鈥檚 ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� This September will be recognized as Wood County Goes Purple Month in honor of National Recovery Month. The Wood County Commission unanimously passed a proclamation at its Thursday meeting after a number of representatives from the Hope Dealer Project addressed the commission ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� An accident report filed by the Parkersburg Police Department says Mayor Tom Joyce opened the door of a city-owned vehicle into traffic, and it was struck by a passing motorist on June 16. The report鈥檚 narrative said Joyce was at fault for opening his car door into traffic. No citation was issued. A woman who listed a Parkersburg P.O. box as her address asked about the accident during the public forum at Tuesday鈥檚 City Council meeting. She asked if alcohol was involved and if standard procedures were followed. Joyce said during the message from the executive ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� Amateur radio operators will be on the air for 24 consecutive hours from 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday for the American Radio Relay League鈥檚 Field Day, including multiple sites in the Mid-Ohio Valley. 鈥淎lways on the fourth weekend of June, P.A.R.K (Parkersburg Amateur ...
MARIETTA 鈥� EVE Inc. plans to begin reopening services July 6 after several weeks of restructuring, Executive Director Trina Rataiczak said in a release. Nonresidential services will resume July 6, including advocacy, support, referrals, crisis intervention and access through EVE鈥檚 24-hour crisis hotline, Rataiczak said. The organization plans to fully reopen all services, including emergency residential shelter services, on Aug. 3. Survivors seeking emergency residential services between July 6 and Aug. 3 will be assisted and placed in a safe location until EVE has reopened, ...
