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TCS honors WV 2023 track Remember! Legislative champions Spring update, & 50 years forward Motorsports of racing! Sunday Day See A6 See B4-B11 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A3, A4, A6, A7, Spring burn bans underway A8, A9, A11, A12, B6 INNformer Page A3 Volume 11, No. 05 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 March 8, 2024 Friendly-Matamoras bridge proposed By Charles Winslow ferry, which closed when the Short Route Bridge, During the meeting Thomas pointed to the eco- nomic potential for both communities, should a the forerunner of the Hi Carpenter Memorial MATAMORAS, Ohio – Maybe the third time bridge be built, and how people in northern Bridge, opened in St Marys in 1928. will be the charm for a bridge linking Tyler Washington and southern Monroe counties County with Ohio. Thomas stakeholder meeting in Matamoras drew about 30 people and was the first in several would have quicker access to the services and During a special Feb. 26 meeting of the Mata- Emergency Department at Memorial Health he has planned as he tries to develop grassroots moras Village Council, Steve Thomas, recorder Systems new $30 million Sistersville General support to pressure the state into finally building Hospital, which is scheduled to replace the exist- and acting mayor of Friendly, unveiled his idea a bridge for Tyler County, which is the only West ing facility in mid-2025. that a bridge should be built over the Ohio River Virginia county on the Ohio River that doesnt connecting his tiny Tyler County town with Mat- have one. “The hospital would be only five miles away with amoras, Ohio, which lies directly across the river. a bridge,” Thomas explained, with one of the “Dare to dream, dream big,” Thomas told The The two communities were once linked by a car INNformer. Continued on page A2 Help available after Monroe County tornado By Charles Winslow “If you own a structure that has been destroyed and need assistance OZARK, Ohio – “Cleanup help is with cleanup, the Land Bank is here available through the Monroe to help. The deadline for emergency County Land Bank for property owners in Beallsville, Jerusalem and inclusion is Friday, March 15. En- suring all requirements and doc- Ozark whose properties were de- stroyed or damaged beyond repair,” umentation are secured is crucial for inclusion in the states funding Monroe County Treasurer Taylor Abbott said. application due April 1. “As of right now it is a percent “In the aftermath of this powerful match across the board regardless of storm, the Monroe County Land Bank is extending support to prop-income. If a person cannot afford it, erty owners facing severe damage in and provides proof through annual the Beallsville, Jerusalem and Ozark tax filings or some other verifiable documentation, we can waive the 10 areas. Although the initial deadline percent match,” he said. has passed, I am making an excep- tion to grant requests for emergency For more information on the Mon- cases. Damaged structures can now roe Land Bank call Taylor Abbots be included in the upcoming appli- oiffce at (740) 472-1521 cation,” Abbot said, noting owners will own 100 percent of the property. Clean-up work is underway follow- ing a powerful late-winter storm sys- tem passed over the region Feb. 28 and spawned a tornado in northern Monroe County. Dozens of build- ings and homes were damaged or destroyed. According to the National Weather Service and eyewitness accounts, a EF-2 tornado touched down at 7:22 a.m. near the Monroe Lake Wildlife area and, during its four-minute du- ration, tore through the hamlet of Ozark, just south of Jerusalem, trav- eled south of Beallsville near Route 556, with a path length of 3.8 miles, a maximum width of 200 yards and an estimated peak wind of 120 mph. No deaths or injuries were reported. However, a horse was reportedly See more photos on A7 Continued on page A7 Wissmach waits on CSX to fix The 74th Tyler County Ham, Bacon and Egg Sale is Saturday, March 9, at Tyler Consolidated High School Auditorium. drainage problem under rail line Buyers’ dinner starts at 11:30 a.m. fol- lowed by the sale at 1 p.m. Items to be By Charles Winslow Lynch also said the drainage problem has pre- vented Wissmach from taking water samples at the auctioned to highest bidder: 65 smoked PADEN CITY – Drainage problems still plague location required by the EPA, potentially putting country cured hams, 65 smoked country Wissmach Glass and affect the manufacturers cured bacons, 10 dozen farm fresh eggs, them in violation. “The city is willing to try to help and 10 dozen loaves of homemade ability to unload railcars, Plant Manager Dan Lynch told the Paden City Council at their reg-us but is being stonewalled by CSX,” Lynch said. bread. Below are Seniors Allie Wince ular monthly meeting March 4. Also during public comments, Baltimore Life In- (ham) and Elizabeth Paden (bacon). “When it rains there is an extreme drainage prob- surance representative Amanda Porter said her company would like to provide residents with a lem,” said Lynch who, along with plant owner free photo ID card, which she said could be up- Jason Wilburn, complained about the drainage dated annually for children. issue caused by a collapsed drain pipe under CSX Transportations rail line. As a result, water Former Councilman J.P. Springer said its time floods the companys siding and freight cars cant Paden City pay its employees a wage comparable be unloaded, costing them an extra $100 a day. to other municipalities. “Our people are worth quite a bit more than they seem willing to pay. We A question remains over who originally installed can replace them but we cant replace their the drain, but regulations require the railroad per- knowledge. I think its time to show appreciation.” form the repairs because it goes under their tracks. Lynch said CSX is claiming they havent Susan Wade, Paden City Labor Day organizer, said received a permit application, which Paden City she needs more volunteers for this years Labor Day Celebration, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, at the park. Public Works Commissioner Josh Billiter insists he has submitted, as required, over the railroads Mayor Steven Kastigar said he has yet to hear any- web page. Continued on page A2 INDEX TCHS archery A5 Sistersville election March 28 A12 CAC Safeguarding training A2 WV tourism school A5 RECIPES: True Italian B1-B3 Closings in area A3 TSC 2023 track champions A6 TCHS archery B3 News briefs A3 Election news A8 Area lawmakers’ bill tracker B4-B11 Monroe Farm Bureau A4 Events A10 WV Motorsports Day at the Capitol B6 Cops & courts A4 Matamoras Council A12 Delegates’ columns B7, B10
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