CORRUPTION
Wood County Schools audit addresses allegations against former principals
Parkersburg News and SentinelDecember 6, 2025Douglass Huxley NOTE: ALL the money involved in this article came from you, the TAXPAYER PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education released the results of a 153-page comprehensive forensic audit last week that states some allegations made against former high school principals were “founded,” or able to be…
Read MoreArmy Corps Expediting Permits for Fossil Fuel Projects in OH, WV
Marcellus DrillingOctober 21, 2025 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed new permitting processes in West Virginia and Ohio that would allow certain fossil fuel projects to be built through wetlands and streams without a public comment opportunity. The proposals would allow mines, natural gas pipelines, hydropower dams, and other energy infrastructure projects in…
Read MoreCounty commissioner, wife, indicted for public corruption
The Center SquareBy J.D. DavidsonAug 26, 2025 A grand jury indicted a southern Ohio county commissioner and his wife on charges of operating a kickback scheme involving public contracts with the Southern Ohio Port Authority. State Auditor Keith Faber announced the 13-count felony indictment of Bryan Davis, a Scioto County commissioner accused of engaging in…
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