Wood County News

The Wood County Board of Education has reached an out-of-court settlement with a Pleasants County couple whose daughter was assaulted by her former teacher.

A public hearing has been set for July 23-24 on a 2008 West Virginia Ethics Commission complaint filed against former Wood County Sheriff Ken Merritt alleging he used his office for private gain and the private gain of another.

Eleven months ago, it looked as if Fenton Art Glass Co., which opened its Williamstown facility in 1906, did not have a future.

Around 30 people attended a ceremony held by the Blennerhassett Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution at Burnt Hill Cemetery to honor three men who served in the American Revolutionary War and ended up spending the remainder of their lives in Wood County as well as all of those who have served the cause of American freedom ... (more)

The Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum in Parkersburg's City Park will open for the season on June 3 with tours and free admission.

Troopers say one person was killed and four others were taken to the hospital after an accident at the intersection of Blaze Run and Standingstone roads.

A letter written by attorney Andrew Woofter to Wood County Commission President Blair Couch about delinquent personal property taxes owed by Couch's former business was released pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Couch's political opponent Harry Deitzler, officials said on Friday.

At VanDevender Middle School students took part in a variety of outdoor water games, from a reverse dunking booth to a water balloon toss to a relay race with soaked sponges.

After four days of deliberations the May session of the grand jury indicted 69 individuals, said Wood County Prosecutor Jason Wharton.

May 4 Carl Eugene Westbrook vs. Noah John Westbrook and Westbrook Drive-In Theatre Inc.

A new company wants to restart production at Fenton Art Glass Company and repackage the product for a new generation of customers.

The West Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union recently sent a letter to several county school superintendents - including Wood's - demanding they end gender-based classes currently being offered at schools in their counties.

Do officials of the American Civil Liberties Union suppose that board of education members in three West Virginia counties decided they ought to make sex discrimination a priority? Apparently so, to judge by a demand made by the organization's state chapter.

A Wood County commissioner says he's trying to make arrangements to pay the county taxes owed by a former family business that operated a car rental franchise that was taken over by the franchise owner.

Wood County children kindergarten-through-fifth grade who own a dog are invited to tell Wood County Assessor Rich Shaffer why their pet deserves to be top dog.

The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding Wood County Schools shut down gender-specific classes at Van Devender Middle School.

Habitat For Humanity celebrates 25 years of service to the community with a groundbreaking ceremony for Wood County's 63 Habitat home.

Golfers from all around come to participate in the Mid-Ohio Valley Golf Classic.

Local interest in recycling and "going green" has been increasing for nearly two decades since the city of Parkersburg initiated a curbside recycling program.

Two area fire departments and Wood County sheriff's deputies responded to a wooded area behind 174 Whittman Lane around 5:45 p.m. Thursday.