PARKERSBURG — The most recent audit of Wood County’s finances noted the lack of daily deposits in some departments and recommended better monitoring procedures for receipts in the Home Confinement Pro » Full Story

VOLCANO — This year’s Volcano Days Festival in September will feature the first Miss Volcano pageant. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — Ohio Valley University professor Wes Harrison leaves the country each year to share his teaching skills with the citizens of Myanmar/Burma in southeast Asia. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — Bond was reduced Tuesday in the case of a Wood County man arrested on charges of making terroristic threats. » Full Story

WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown residents are a step closer to having their own soccer field. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — The city will begin milling and paving work July 8-10. According to a press release from the city, Carl Kelly Paving has been contracted to do the work. » Full Story

RIPLEY — The Jackson County Board of Education began looking ahead to Major Improvement Projects and Needs Projects to submit to the School Building Authority (SBA) this fall. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — Rick Olcott has been chosen to lead the Wood County Board of Education for the next two years. » Full Story

VIENNA — A Vienna man who eluded police Monday morning was charged with burglary after he crashed his car along a fairway of the Parkersburg Country Club. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — A south Parkersburg youth caught a black bear with his camera, capturing the roving ursus americanus in his back yard. » Full Story