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Parkersburg News
March 23, 2018
“I think West Virginia has a unique gun culture, that is, people see guns as part of their every day lives. They hunt for food, they shoot for sport, and they protect their property from wildlife, like coyote,” Hanna said. “It is understandable that people don't want any interference with their 'right to bear arms.
The News Center
March 23, 2018
Mary Barbara Hanna, a Wood County resident, organized the Parkersburg March for our Lives event. She said she supports the gun culture of West Virginia and the right to bear arms but also hopes for stricter gun control laws. She wants people to have a conversation about the issue. "I also encourageÃâà...
The News Center
March 22, 2018
One man remains hospitalized after his SUV was struck by a pickup truck driving the wrong way on U.S. Route 50 in Parkersburg on Thursday morning. According to the Wood County Sheriff's Office, Zheng L. Zheng, 60, of Parkersburg, was driving a Toyota Sequoia that collided head-on with a Ford F-150Ãâà...
HNN Huntingtonnews.net
March 22, 2018
Parkersburg, W.Va. 3/21/18 – West Virginia University at Parkersburg invites guests to come listen to international students as they share their experiences living in the U.S. This presentation, titled “Coming to the U.S.,” will feature students from Nigeria, Thailand, Senegal, and Lithuania. It takes placeÃâà...
The News Center
March 22, 2018
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Last year, we reported that a national civil-rights organization ranked Parkersburg last among seven West Virginia cities for policies regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inclusion. But on Thursday, a national presenter on LGBTQ, civil rights & equality came toÃâà...
Ironton Tribune
March 21, 2018
Other members of the WV boys team include: Chase Sullivan (Ritchie County, 6-3 G); Seth Dailey (Parkersburg, 6-0 G); Trenton Burdette (Wirt County, 6-0 G); Parker Miller (Parkersburg, 6-3 G); Matthew Cook (George Washington, 6-3 F); Jayden Rhodes (Ravenswood, 6-1 PG); Dylan Roberts (TylerÃâà...
The News Center
March 21, 2018
Barboursville Police say Davis, who is from the Parkersburg and Athens area, entered the First Sentry Bank on Mud River Road, just before noon on Saturday, and handed ... An arrest warrant for Bank Robbery has been issued for Terrel Coy Davis, and police in Ohio and West Virginia are looking for him.
Parkersburg News
March 20, 2018
Michael Scott Rittenhouse, 25, of 12 Millbrook Drive, Parkersburg, was arrested Friday on four counts of third-degree sexual assault, according to a criminal complaint filed in Wood County Magistrate Court. Parkersburg Police Lt. Greg Nangle said a family member brought the situation to the department'sÃâà...
WV News
March 19, 2018
He was born in Good Hope, West Virginia, on July 31, 1926, the only son of the late J. Russell and Madge (Davis) Westfall. He was married for 66 years to ... Interment will be at the Good Hope Masonic Cemetery, Route 19, Good Hope, WV, following the service in Parkersburg. In lieu of flowers, donationsÃâà...
The News Center
March 19, 2018
PARKERSBURG, W. Va. (WTAP) - In both West Virginia and Ohio there are rules for citizens to follow to be able to burn on your property. West Virginia requires you to burn from March 1st- May 31st from 5pm through 7am. While Ohio lets you burn from 6pm-6am in March- May. In both states material mustÃâà...
WSAZ-TV
March 18, 2018
The West Virginia State Police, the Charleston FBI Field Office, Monongalia County Sheriff's Department, Kanawha County Sheriff's Department, Bridgeport Police Department, and the Parkersburg Police Department participated in the West Virginia Operation. During this operation West VirginiaÃâà...
Williamson Daily News
March 18, 2018
MILTON, WEST VIRIGNIA - Fifteen cities, municipalities and counties throughout West Virginia, including several local communities, have filed this month to join lawsuits blaming several companies of fueling the opioid epidemic. Last week the cities of Milton, Logan and Parkersburg, as well as PutnamÃâà...
Parkersburg News
March 18, 2018
Walmart in West Virginia, including the stores in Parkersburg and Vienna, operates 43 retail units. It spent $230 million with local suppliers, which supported more than 7,000 supplier jobs in 2017, according to Dunn & Bradstreet, paid more than $45 million in taxes and collected more than $109 million inÃâà...
Parkersburg News
March 18, 2018
Usually the festival is held at West Virginia University or Marshall University, but this year they are bringing around 540 students and 100 teachers and chaperones to Parkersburg! Martha expressed her thanks for the generosity of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, along with ourÃâà...
The News Center
March 17, 2018
OSHP troopers and Marietta City Police officers continued pursuing the vehicle on I-77 across the West Virginia state line, at speeds of more than 90 MPH. The vehicle then took the WIlliamstown exit and continued south on West Virginia State Route 31, then onto Greathouse Road. At around 9:36 P.M.,Ãâà...
Parkersburg News
March 16, 2018
Though no amount is specified, the suit seeks “compensatory and punitive damages from the Defendant Wholesale Distributors for the creation and continuation of a public nuisance,” namely the drug abuse epidemic. It was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia byÃâà...
Parkersburg News
March 15, 2018
Photo Provided The Cold Stares will perform at 6 p.m. March 24 in the College Activities Center at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. They will be joined by Creek Don't Rise and Thru the Mill. PARKERSBURG — West Virginia University at Parkersburg will host the Cold Stares with special guests ThruÃâà...
The News Center
March 6, 2018
Additional lanes will be added to Route 2 from valley Mills to Route 31, and on Route 14 from the Gihon Road/Rayon Road intersection to Pettyville. In the meantime, Roten says WV DOH is preparing for some "spin off" projects using funds from West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles fees, which are alsoÃâà...
Parkersburg News
March 6, 2018
Michael Levi Gainer, 19, of 80 Aqua Circle, Parkersburg, was arrested on a felony charge of wanton endangerment with a firearm. He was processed and arraigned in front of Wood County Magistrate Jody Purkey on Monday morning. Bond was set at $300,000 cash and Gainer was remanded in lieu ofÃâà...
The News Center
March 6, 2018
A bill giving five-percent pay raises to West Virginia teachers, school-service personnel and state troopers now awaits the signature of Gov. Jim Justice. The Senate voted 34-0 to approve the bill and send it to the governor, who has scheduled a news conference for later Tuesday afternoon. Earlier, theÃâà...
Parkersburg News
March 5, 2018
Unions representing West Virginia teachers and service personnel say they would continue the strike following the state Senate's vote Saturday. A joint conference committee, including with three state Senators and three Delegates, has been formed to address the pay raise bills from the state Senate andÃâà...
WV News
March 5, 2018
When it comes to brewing beer, listening to your customers is important. If they don't like the drink and you don't take their concerns into your next brew, they won't come back. Dan Curtis and Jim Hopkins, owners of Parkersburg Brewing Company, were guests on Positively West Virginia this week.
WOWK
March 5, 2018
WOOD COUNTY, WV (WOWK) - Police have arrested a suspect in connection the shooting death of a woman in Wood County, WV earlier this morning. According to the Wood ... The suspect, Michael Levi Gainer, 19, of Parkersburg, was arrested and charged with wanton endangerment. Gainer's wasÃâà...
The News Center
February 26, 2018
(WTAP) - A West Virginia man pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge on Monday, after an investigation involving Parkersburg Police and state and federal agencies. On Monday, in U.S. District Court in Charleston, Charles William Lourett, 62, of Cross Lanes, W.Va., pleaded guilty to one felony countÃâà...
The News Center
February 25, 2018
According to a press release from the task force, an officer with the West Virginia State Police and a Wood County Sheriff deputy responded to a drug complaint at a motel in Mineral Wells around 9 a.m. on Sunday. The Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force was then called to the scene. After search warrantsÃâà...
Parkersburg News
December 31, 1999
Photo by Michael Erb Aradan Greenstein, a special-needs teacher's aide at Parkersburg South High School, waves to motorists outside of the school along Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg during a picket Thursday of teachers and service personnel. PARKERSBURG — Area schools will be closed today, theÃâà...
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