A ceremony took place in Chesterfield County this week that unveiled several plaques honoring past and present sheriffs who ...

Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins was sentenced to ... “I’m gonna make it official with a badge.” Jenkins then gives the man an auxiliary deputy’s badge. In all, federal ...

Greater Longview United Way installed their 19th book vending machine at Bramlette Elementary STEAM Academy in Longview. “The rain started then it stopped. And you could feel the pressure in the air ...

The Select Board will name an ad hoc committee to see if it is economically feasible to reestablish a district with Hartford and Sumner. BUCKFIELD — The Select Board has agreed to establish an ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting near Williamstown Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Rick Woodyard confirmed the death of a male subject at 2:40 p.m ...

WILLIAMSTOWN – One man is dead following a shooting today near Williamstown. Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard confirmed the death. The sheriff’s office posted on its Facebook page around 12: ...

Wood County Clerk Joe Gonzales appeared before the Wood County Commission Thursday to make his budget request for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Pay raises for employees has been the main request from ...

There’s a big contingent of Dunstones here in the crowd living those moments along with him, all of them sporting Sheriff badges in honour of the skip who’s known as “The Sheriff.” ...

A man who went missing from a Wood Village care facility on Monday has been found dead, officials said. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office identified Reed Christenson, 64, as the man who died ...

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