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Hand count completed, officials await to see if there will be a recount

PARKERSBURG – The county’s primary election results have been finalized and a wait is underway to see if there will be a recount. At around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, the hand count of three randomly picked voting precincts, 32, 82 and 56A, was completed and the results for the primary election ...

Suspect, victim identified in weekend officer-involved shooting in Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia State Police said Monday that the man who died over the weekend after reportedly exchanging gunfire with Parkersburg and Wood County law enforcement is suspected of killing the woman whose body was found in their shared residence. Miguel Angel Gallegos, 49, of ...

Auditions scheduled for Smoot children’s groups

PARKERSBURG - Auditions for next year’s Smoot Theatre Vocal Ensembles will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the theater on Fifth Street in downtown Parkersburg. The Ensembles are the Children’s Chorus for boys and girls who will be in grades 4, 5 and 6 next year, the Girls ...

Students excel in scholastic achievement

Ciara Boone of Washington, W.Va., was named to the Dean's List at Olivet Nazarene University at Bourbonnais, Ill., for the Spring Semester. To qualify, a student must be enrolled full-time and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Tyler Fenton of Williamstown, a graduate of Williamstown ...