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Four new delegates win Wood County seats

PARKERSBURG - Two incumbent state senators reelected Tuesday will be joined in the West Virginia Legislature by one incumbent and four newcomers - including a Democrat - in Wood County House of Delegates districts, according to final, unofficial results. Democrat Dennis Rempel is projected to win the race for the...

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The budget dog bites back: Ousted House Finance chair spoils GOP vote in Wood County

Ousted House Finance Chair Vernon Criss appears to have handed his delegate seat off to a Democrat after launching a kamikaze-style write-in campaign in the GOP stronghold of Wood County.

Wood County, WV · 2d

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Wood County Courthouse News: Oct. 29–Nov. 4, 2026

Cato Energy LLC → Zachary Kevin Miller and Sherridan Hailee Mezick. Laurel Creek; surface interest in Tract 1-A, known as the Tennant House, excluding oil, gas, and mineral rights. Margaret Estelle McFarland, Francis James McFarland, Patrick Eugene McFarland, Mary Harriett McFarland, Timothy Joseph McFarland and Joseph William Bredon-McFarland III...

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Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Grand Central Mall plans reopening events

VIENNA - Following eight months of construction, a multi-million dollar project for the Grand Central Mall has neared completion and will mark the progress with a celebration on Friday.
The project focused on updates to wall finishes, restrooms, roofing and the flooring in the mall. Additionally, energy-efficient lighting was added...

Vienna, WV · 2d
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Grand Central Mall marks grand reopening with full month of events

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - After months of renovation, Grand Central Mall is officially celebrating its grand reopening with a ribbon cutting and a full slate of community events throughout November. The grand reopening celebration begins Friday at 11 a.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the mall. That evening, the...

Vienna, WV · 1d

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Wirt County Schools levy fails

WIRT COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Voters in Wirt County rejected a tax measure to help fund Wirt County Schools, according to unofficial returns Tuesday night. The measure failed by a 1,378-to-488 vote. If it would have been approved, the levy would have allowed Wirt County Schools to issue bonds...

Wirt County, WV · 2d

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Opportunity zones established in West Virginia, including Wood County

CHARLESTON - Opportunity zones are being established across the state, including in Wood County. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday the U.S. Department of the Treasury has certified 52 census tracts across 32 West Virginia counties as Opportunity Zones, providing new federal tax incentives to attract private investment, support business expansion, create jobs, and revitalize communities throughout the Mountain State.

Wood County, WV · 16h

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‘When in doubt, do not send your money out’: Perry Forensic team introduces International Fraud Prevention Week to Wood County commissioners

PARKERSBURG, W.Va . (WTAP) - Members of the Perry Forensic team went before the Wood County Commission to introduce International Fraud Prevention Week, which begins the week of November 14. Jeff Sandy, a Perry Forensic partner, asked the commission to present a proclamation to residents in Wood County so people...

Wood County, WV · 22h

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12 Unusual West Virginia Animal Farms Worth Knowing About

West Virginia has a Christmas farm with real reindeer brought in from Alaska, a ranch known for enormous Watusi cattle, and farms raising American bison. These aren’t the animals most people expect to find in the Mountain State, but they’re part of what makes these places interesting. At...

West Virginia · 23h

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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’Jackets host Central in small school showdown

WILLIAMSTOWN -- Defending Class A state champion Wheeling Central head coach Mike Young’s Maroon Knights are ready for a battle come 7 p.m. Friday against undefeated Williamstown. The Class AA, No. 2 Yellowjackets of head man Chris Beck have previously had 10-0 regular seasons 10 times in school history....

Williamstown, WV · 1d

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Moore Capito meets with Wood County law enforcement on fraud, misuse of taxpayer dollars

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - U.S. Attorney Moore Capito met with law enforcement partners in Wood County on Wednesday to discuss ways to combat fraud and the misuse of taxpayer dollars. Capito said that since being appointed U.S. attorney, he has traveled throughout the southern districts of the state to learn...

Wood County, WV · 1d

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West Virginia ‘House of Horrors’ couple accused of abusing 3 orphaned children for years: ‘I can’t go back to that home,’ child tells investigators

Erica Lynn Sayre and Clifford Gale Sayre are accused of abusing three children in their care in West Virginia. BY: JACKSON COUNTY WV SHERIFF'S OFFICE A West Virginia couple has been accused of subjecting three orphaned children to years of physical and emotional abuse in what authorities described as a “house of horrors.” Erica Lynn Sayre, 45, and her husband, Clifford Gale Sayre, 46, of Evans, W. Va., each face six felony charges following an investigation by the Jackson County...

Jackson County, WV · 4h

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Second Waterford data center proposal announced at Washington County Commissioner meeting

MARIETTA - Washington County Commissioners read a letter from Continuum Partners on a proposal for a second data center in Waterford from Todd Esse, adjacent to Project Riverbend. Commissioners also approved a contract through Team Care Health Insurance for a reduction in employee and taxpayer cost and software to streamline Washington County record requests.

Washington County, OH · 16h

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Wirt County sweeps Wahama to advance to state

ELIZABETH -- Wirt County received match-highs of four aces from Jasmine Williams, 14 kills by Simone Hall and 32 assists via Breigyn Dawson as the Tigers punched their ticket to next week's state tournament in Charleston after sweeping Wahama – 25-20, 25-14 and 25-13 – here Wednesday evening in a Class A, Region IV, co-final.

Wirt County, WV · 1d

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The Racing Report: Tyler Carpenter plays spoiler on home dirt track

The Racing Report is a five-part photo essay shot at short tracks in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania that runs in Farm and Dairy through the summer and fall. The fifth and final installation finds photojournalist Matthew Chasney in West Virginia at the Dirt Track World Championship. Tyler Carpenter’s late...

Pennsylvania · 1d

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Kubota of Ripley, Riverfront Powersports celebrate West Virginia dealership opening

Kubota of Ripley and Riverfront Powersports officially opened their new dealership in Ripley, West Virginia, with a community celebration at the Greene’s Supply Depot plaza. The dealership is co-owned by Chris Deweese and Ryan and Debbie Kimble. The new location adds Kubota equipment and Kawasaki powersports products to the Greene’s family of businesses.

Ripley, WV · 2d

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Unofficial results show winners in West Virginia House Districts 10-14, Senate District 3

WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) - Unofficial results show Republicans won four of five West Virginia House of Delegates races in Districts 10 through 14, and Republican incumbent Mike Azinger was re-elected in state Senate District 3. House of Delegates results. In District 10, Republican Justin Beanard won with nearly 3,000...

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McMillan will talk about the history of the Declaration of Independence Nov. 12

PARKERSBURG - The Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley is bringing back Tom McMillan on Nov. 12 to discuss the struggle that led to the Declaration of Independence. He will be discussing "The Year That Made America," a fascinating account of the behind-the-scenes political struggle that led to the Declaration of Independence in the first eight months of 1776, and notes how close it came to not happening that summer.

Parkersburg, WV · 16h

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Former Ravenswood clerk pleads not guilty in fraud, embezzlement case

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Former Ravenswood City Clerk Kim Benson pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a fraud and embezzlement case. Benson, 58, pleaded not guilty to 13 felony counts of computer fraud and one count of embezzlement during a hearing Wednesday morning. She was indicted on the charges last week.

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