PARKERSBURG – A jury today found a Belmont woman guilty of second-degree murder in the March 2025 shooting death of a 37-year-old Williamstown man with whom she had been in a relationship. The jury deliberated about four hours this afternoon before returning the verdict. The defendant, ...
There were differing viewpoints on the proposed data center in Waterford during the Washington County Commission meeting Thursday. Since the announcement of the proposed development during a meeting in January, various individuals have continued to attend the weekly meetings to ask ...
The Hune Covered Bridge rehabilitation project will go back out to bid due to the cost and the complexity of the project itself. Washington County Engineer Roger Wright told county commissioners Thursday that the project only had one bidder, The Righter Company, whose $2,477,887 bid ...
PARKERSBURG — Wood County officials are looking to implement a slight increase in property taxes to be able to meet their projected 2026-27 budget. The County Commission tentatively approved a $32 million budget Thursday, up from last year’s $31 million-plus budget. Officials are ...
From staff reports PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg man was taken into custody Thursday after reportedly barricading himself in a closet. At approximately 10:40 a.m., officers with the Parkersburg Police Department responded to a residence in the 700 block of 30th Street in an effort to serve ...
From staff reports Marietta College will host a public lecture by local historian about three men born in Texas who came to southeast Ohio to attend a school for free Black children. The lecture, titled “But Not for My Children: The Holland Brothers’ Remarkable Journey from ...