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Wood County Commission discusses need over SNAP delays, North Hills road

PARKERSBURG — The largest food pantry in Wood County has seen a substantial increase in families seeking assistance because of the delay and uncertainty of federal SNAP benefits caused by the government shutdown. The average was about 170 households a week helped by Old Man Rivers, but from ...

Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Ohio Valley dedicates Parkersburg home

PARKERSBURG – A lot of people and organizations worked to make the Pisula family’s new house a reality, and many of them came to Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Ohio Valley’s dedication of the home Sunday afternoon. More than 170 people attended the open house on Plum Street in ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Regional ‘Scare-port’ gets into the Halloween spirit

PARKERSBURG – Nearly 1,200 people attended the third annual Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport’s Trunk or Treat on Saturday. The event was well-attended with kids and adults of all ages wearing their spookiest costumes. The airport’s Operations Manager Sydnie Beall said they start ...

Casto, Stephens plead not guilty in Ball murder case

PARKERSBURG — The man indicted in the 2014 murder of Cindy Ball and the woman charged as an accessory after the fact pleaded not guilty at their arraignments Monday. Walker resident Gregory A. Casto, 56, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail, and Martha Jane Stephens, 66, of ...

Parkersburg City Council approves funds for bulletproof vehicle, rule changes

PARKERSBURG – City Council on Tuesday approved legislation allocating funds that included a $200,000 federal grant for a bulletproof police vehicle and additional changes to council’s rules. A small group gathered outside the Municipal Building before the meeting to protest those actions ...

Warner stresses value of the vote to Wood County high school students

PARKERSBURG — Getting young people involved in the political process was the focus Wednesday of West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner’s visits to two area schools. Warner appeared at Parkersburg High School and Wood County Christian School to talk to students who will be of ...