HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Okey S. Baker, 46, Harrisville, was arrested for violating home confinement July 9.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Gary F. Wooddell, 27, Harrisville, was charged with no insurance and leaving the scene of an accident on Friday, July 9.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. — Everett C. Headley, 70, Pennsboro, was charged with fleeing while DUI on July 13.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. — Joseph A. Eddy, 39, Middlebourne, has been charged with strangulation after an incident July 18.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. — Teresa I. Hall, 29, Parkersburg, was charged with shoplifting (second offense) and conspiracy after Sgt. C. M. Snodgrass, West Virginia State Police, reviewed security footage from Ace Hardware in Pennsboro.

MACFARLAN, W.Va. — Brian F. Knight, 45, and Danny R. McClung, 60, both of Elizabeth, were charged with possession with intent to deliver July 15.

ELLENBORO, W.Va. – Chrystal Knighten, 28, Ellenboro, has been charged with destruction of property for allegedly cutting off and discarding her ankle monitor while on home confinement.

ELLENBORO, W.Va – Whether or not a resident can gain access through a town alley led Ellenboro Council’s discussion when the group met July 12.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. – Several residents were in attendance at the July 13 Harrisville Council meeting to discuss the Mellin water line extension.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. – New COVID-19 guidelines for the summer and upcoming school year were discussed by the Ritchie County Board of Education July 12.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Pretrial hearings were conducted in Ritchie County Circuit Court July 6.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Jason Lee Strickler, 42, Newport, Ohio, was charged with fleeing with reckless indifference on July 8.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Billy Joe Taylor, 41, Elizabeth, was scheduled to appear July 9 in Ritchie County Circuit Court on a preliminary hearing to revoke bond, but failed to show.

HARRISVILLE W.Va. — Rodney G. Singleton, 43, Glenville, had several charges filed against him after leading police on a chase July 9.

AUBURN, W.Va. — James Matthew Law, 39, Pennsboro, was charged by Tpr. J. M. Thompson, West Virginia State Police, with a felony charge of being a person prohibited from possessing a firearm, as well as with domestic assault.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — The Ritchie County Commission started the job of earmarking American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money during a brief meeting June 29 to wrap up the fiscal year.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. – A request from the Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department at the Pennsboro Council meeting June 28 briefly rekindled the long-standing Pennsboro versus Harrisville debate.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — A saying goes, “The older the violin, the sweeter the sound,” and the same might be said of friendship.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Jason M. Lewis, 48, Parkersburg, was sentenced to one to five years for delivery of a controlled substance (meth) in Ritchie County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 29.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — The Town of Harrisville Police Department has hired a new patrolman, one that comes with training and experience.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. – Kerry Murphy was welcomed as the newest member of the Ritchie County Economic Development Authority Board when the group met  July 1.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. – Two 2021 McCoy Miller ambulances were delivered to the Ritchie County Ambulance Authority (RCAA) on Monday, June 21 – one year after placing the order.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Several hearings were held in Ritchie County Circuit Court on Thursday, June 24.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Robert G. Ferrell, 28, Parkersburg, was charged with domestic battery by Cpl. S. E. McCullough, West Virginia State Police.

ELLENBORO, W.Va. — Colton E. Smith, 40, Pennsboro, was charged with third-offense driving revoked for DUI (a felony) when he was pulled over on Thursday, June 17.

ELLENBORO, W.Va. — On June 22, law enforcement officers, along with Home Confinement Officer Jerry Duelley, went to a residence on Pike Road in Ellenboro for a home confinement check on Chrystal D. Knighten, 28.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. — Jeremy W. Hilkey, 21, Ellenboro, and Austin H. Flanigan, 27, Pennsboro, were both charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, after a missing juvenile was found in their company following a party.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — On Sunday, June 20, Dep. N. D. Mossor and Cpl. K. L. Barnes, Ritchie County Sheriff’s Department, were dispatched to a possible suicidal threat at a residence on Mellin Ridge in Harrisville.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Harrisville Elementary School, while normally quiet in the Summer months, is ringing once again with children’s voices.

A team from Ritchie County High School is one of two state winners of the Esri 5th Annual ArcGIS Online Competition for U.S. high school and middle school students. 

ELLENBORO, W.Va. – The Town of Ellenboro declared June 14, 2021, as “Olivia Cress Day” and Mayor Steve Lewis read the proclamation to open the June 14 Town Council meeting.

ELLENBORO, W.Va. – Gary Poling, who is embroiled in a right-of-way dispute with neighbors and his ex-wife attended the Ellenboro Council meeting on June 14.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Ritchie County Circuit Court met June 8, and took care of numerous scheduling hearings.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Opening a new business during a pandemic may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s the dream of three young women from Glenville.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — The Ritchie County Prosecutor’s office has released a list of indictments handed down by the June session of the Grand Jury.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Status hearings were held for the following three defendants in Ritchie County Circuit Court on June 8.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Individuals who were indicted by the June session of Ritchie County Grand Jury were arraigned in Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 8.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Bill Dawson, Pastor of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Harrisville, presented plans for the 2021 celebration of Heroes’ Day to the Ritchie County Commission when it met June 10.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. – Harrisville Council conducted a condensed meeting that lasted nine minutes on Tuesday, June 8, and then waited almost two hours for municipal election results to be announced before adjournment.

HARRISVILLE, WV – Procedure changes for the upcoming school year were highlighted by Superintendent Jim Brown when the Ritchie County Board of Education met Monday, June 7.

Elections were held last Tuesday, June 8, in the municipalities of Harrisville, Pullman and Auburn.

CAIRO, WV – When Cairo Council met on Tuesday, June 1, Mayor Gary Haugh announced the town needed a new bank account for the anticipated $112,000 from the American Rescue Plan.  

HARRISVILLE, WV – The Ritchie County Economic Development Authority board members were reminded by Executive Director Steve Parks that the organization is always looking for new members and funding sources.

DODDRIDGE COUNTY, W.Va. — Daniel Aaron Long, 39, Greenwood, WV, had his home confinement revoked in Doddridge County for failing to take his tracking device with him when he left the residence.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Jason M. Lewis, 48, Parkersburg, was in Ritchie County Circuit Court on Thursday, June 3, for a status hearing.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. — Brianna L. Collins, 28, Salem, W.Va., was charged with possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy for the alleged sale of two grams of meth to an undercover deputy on Nov. 23, 2020.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. — Guy M. Stone, 48, Pennsboro, was hit with 10 separate charges after West Virginia DNR officers investigated a complaint about his property on Myles Avenue.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Emily M. Bailey, 31, Harrisville, was charged with domestic battery in regards to an incident in April.

HARRISVILLE, W.Va. – After a few months of planning and preparation, the Ritchie County Sheriff’s Department will have a new “temporary” home at 509 East Main Street, Harrisville (the former Starr Woodworking Inc.).