Updated: Suspects in Vienna shooting incident had history
VIENNA – Two Wood County men have been charged with wanton endangerment following a Sunday evening incident on Grand Central Avenue in which two people – including one of the suspects – suffered gunshot wounds. According to a release from Vienna Police Chief Josh Cole, Ashton ...
2 hospitalized, 2 detained after Vienna shooting
VIENNA – Two people were hospitalized and two detained for questioning after a shooting Sunday night on Grand Central Avenue. Vienna Police Chief Josh Cole said the incident arose out of an ongoing dispute between individuals known to each other and traveling in two vehicles on Grand ...
Highmark teams with Old Man Rivers, Parkersburg High School for free farmers market
PARKERSBURG – Wood County residents took home thousands of pounds of fresh produce at no charge Saturday from a free farmers market organized by Highmark Health Options in collaboration with the Old Man Rivers mission and Parkersburg High School. It was the second of five planned ...
Casting Call: Kids Fishing Derby draws 100-plus youth to Civitan Park in Belpre
BELPRE – More than 100 children gathered at the pond in Belpre’s Civitan park for the annual Kids Fishing Derby. The event is held in conjunction with the Buddy Bass Tournament – which this year drew more than 70 boats – on the first Saturday in August. In years past, that’s ...
More than $21K raised for childhood cancer at BrAva golf outing
BEVERLY – Sixteen under won the 11th BrAva Golf Outing on July 25 at the Lakeside Golf Course in Beverly. The winning foursome of Aaron Clark, Derek Ginther and Brad Kearns of Waterford and Kelson McCurdy of Beverly shot 54 in the annual benefit scramble at the par-70 Lakeside. The event, ...