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Parkersburg City Employees Get A Raise
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Parkersburg city employees will be getting a pay raise. Parkersburg City Council members approved the raise in an 8-1 vote yesterday. Base pay will increase two dollars an hour for… Read More
Same Suspect Named In Proctorville And Wheelersburg Bank Robberies
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UPDATE: 3:05 PM Lawrence County Sheriff's deputies believe a suspect in the robbery of a Wheelersburg bank is also connected to the Monday robbery of a Proctorville bank. The Scioto… Read More
Fmr. Marietta City Schools Employee Pleads Guilty To Theft
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A former Marietta City Schools employee could face jail time for stealing more than $145,000 from the school district. Former Assistant Treasurer Barbara Mincks changed her plea to guilty to… Read More
Deputies Search For Suspect In Proctorville Bank Robbery
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Deputies are searching for a man who held up a Lawrence County bank Monday afternoon. Sheriff Jeff Lawless said a man robbed the U.S. Bank on County Road 107 in… Read More
Cabell County Murder Suspect Arrested in Michigan
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A man wanted for a Cabell County murder is now behind bars. West Virginia State Police say Terry "Boots" Morton was arrested by the FBI in Redford, Mich. Saturday night…. Read More
Twelve Meth Labs Found in Ashland Residence
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Boyd County Sheriff's Deputies arrested three individuals after discovering 12 meth labs in a house in Ashland. The Sheriff's Office says the meth labs were found at 1500 Hilton Avenue… Read More
Suspect In Custody For Fatal Shooting
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A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting in Gallia County last night. Sheriff Joe Browning says a man was shot to death around 6:15 p.m. at the intersection… Read More
WV House Votes to Abolish Turnpike Tolls by ’20
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Lawmakers are again seeking to remove pay tolls from the West Virginia Turnpike. The House of Delegates voted 97-1 Wednesday to a measure that aims to abolish them by mid-2020…. Read More
Person Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol said one person has been killed in a single-vehicle crash near Ironton Thursday morning. Dispatchers say the accident happened about one mile out of Ohio… Read More
Missing Gallia County Man Found
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UPDATE: Family members say a missing 76-year-old man from Vinton in Gallia County has been found. Dispatchers at the Gallia County Sheriff's Office said Jimmy Alexander’s daughter contacted them a… Read More
Athens Co. Adopts New Emergency Alert System
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Athens County has a new emergency alert system. The "Alert Athens County" program will be able to alert residents about emergency situations. Subscribers of the system can be reached through… Read More
Small Gas Well Explosion And Fire Under Investigation
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Investigators are looking into the cause of a small gas well explosion near the Belmont-Harrison county line. The explosion and fire happened just before 3 a.m. Thursday at the Wagner… Read More
Men Indicted For String Of Copper Thefts
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Two Lawrence County men are now facing charges for copper thefts. A Lawrence County grand jury has indicted Brian Bloomfield, 34, and Randy DePriest Jr., 30, both of Pedro, in… Read More
Circleville Woman Dies After Beating In Street
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UPDATE 5:51 PM Police say a 21-year-old central Ohio woman was badly beaten during what they describe as a neighborhood brawl in Circleville. Grant Medical Center in Columbus said Brittany… Read More
Former Gallia County Pastor Pleads Guilty
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A former Gallia County pastor will be behind bars for 15 years after pleading guilty to multiple counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. David Young, former pastor of… Read More
Minor Earthquake Reported In Gallia County
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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 2.5 magnitude earthquake in Gallia County. The agency reported the quake at 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. They say the epicenter is 9 miles south… Read More
Parkersburg Teacher Suspended For Role In Harlem Shake Video
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A Parkersburg High School gym teacher will now have to wait an entire month to get his job back. The Wood County Board of Education decided Tuesday Jesse Young's suspension… Read More
Scioto Co. Aggravated Vehicular Homicide Trial Underway
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UPDATE 4:11 PM Opening statements have begun in the trial of a Scioto County man charged with the death of his girlfriend and baby. David Harshberger Jr., 42, is charged… Read More
Abandoned Meth Lab Found in Athens County
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Emergency crews were called out to an abandoned meth lab found on the side of the road near the Pine Aire Trailer Park on Sunday. According to the Athens County… Read More
Ambulance Crash Sends Three To Hospital
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A Meigs County ambulance hit two cars in Gallia County Saturday night. Sgt. Schuldt of the the Ohio State Highway Patrol says 49-year-old Alfred Lyons of Pomeroy was driving the… Read More
Missing Woman In Gallia County
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Police are still looking for a missing Gallia County woman. Sharon Yoczik, 67, has been missing since Friday morning. The Gallia County Sheriff says she was last seen at her… Read More
Elderly Woman Mauled By Dogs
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A 74-year-old woman was attacked by a pack of dogs while walking in her neighborhood in Lucasville. On March 10, Emmabelle Easter was sent to the hospital after she was… Read More
Man Facing Murder Charge Returned to WV
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A man from Washington state accused of mailing LSD to a Roane County couple has been extradited to West Virginia. Chad Renzelman, 32, was booked into the Central Regional Jail… Read More
SCAM ALERT: Telephone Scammers Target Ohioans
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Telephone scammers are preying on the unemployed in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services wants Ohioans to be aware of two telephone identity theft scams. One scam… Read More
Band Director Receives Community Service For Inappropriate Texts
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A former Gallia Academy Middle School band director will not spend time in jail for sending inappropriate pictures to a student. Last month, John Seals, 26, pleaded guilty to disseminating… Read More
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