Wood County commissioners agreed to provide $15,360 as a cash match if a grant application is successful to provide funding for local substance abuse prevention efforts.

Don Reeves is the choice to be the next football coach at Parkersburg High School.

Dr. James Law has most recently been superintendent of schools in Pocahontas County.

Wind Chill: 32 F A Wood County man is without a home as fire swept through his trailer Wednesday morning.

Gov. Joe Manchin's school calendar bill sailed through the Legislature this month with such strong support that only a single lawmaker voted against it.

If you're planning to run for a county or state office in West Virginia this year, you'll have to file soon.

A variety of activities and events are taking shape to mark Parkersburg's Bicentennial during 2010 throughout the spring, summer and fall.

Mayor Robert Shafer told an assembly of Wood County officials the prospect of partnering the West Virginia National Guard to construct an armory and conference and events center is too good to pass up.

One thing all four candidates for the Wood County Superintendent's job have in common is ties to West Virginia...and three have ties to Wood County.

Thousands of students in Wood County who walk to and from school rely on crossing guards to get them safely across the street.

The number of drug overdose deaths in Wood County has been increasing as prescription drugs are becoming the drugs of choice for many abusers.

Both lanes of traffic on WV Route 31 near Williamstown are open again. Crews have removed the semi-truck that was stuck in a ditch.

There will not be a trial in the case of Mark Byers in the March death of Mary Hardman.

The four candidates for the superintendent of Wood County Schools come from different yet similar backgrounds and each has a desire to help children.

The Wood County Grand Jury has returned indictments against several individuals, including the two suspects in last September's double homicide in Parkersburg.

The top picture, which was previously posted on the social networking group MySpace and reportedly circulated around the Parkersburg-area, shows former Wood County Prosecutor Ginny Conley, right, with nine underage boys from Parkersburg High School, including Conley's son, Nathan, center, with alcohol while on a trip to Mexico in 2007.

As Gov. Joe Manchin delivered his State of the State address Wednesday evening, local officials found things they could agree with and things they could hope for.

Temp: 26.0 F The West Virginia Department of Education gathered figures from across the state concerning dropouts and graduation rates for high school students.

Recovery Act Funds will help improve infrastructure in rural areas of 19 states, including West Virginia and Kentucky.

The cold, snowy weather of winter right now may be the number one thing on most people's minds...but for candidates and county clerks' offices, a different kind of season is looming.