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Ham Dirt track Long Beards for the racing annual holiday? season dinner opens See B1 See A12 See A6-A7 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A2, A4, A5, A6, LANCO @ Tyler Co. Fair A7, A9, A10, A11, B11 INNformer Page A3 Visit us online @ MOVinformer.com Volume 12, No. 07 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 April 4, 2025 Tyler Co. tops state in natural gas production MIDDLEBOURNE – Tyler County was the top natural gas producer in West Virginia during the last fiscal year. According to information released by the Gas & Oil Association of West Virginia, during the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, Tyler Countys 1,488 gas wells generated 667.5 Bcf per year and generated an estimated $97.3 million in oil & gas property tax revenue. Wetzel County, which placed third in the state, behind Marshall County, generated $52.9 million in oil & gas property tax revenue. Wetzel had 1,671 wells and produced a total of 434.1 Bcf. The top producers in the natural gas sector during the 2023-2024 fiscal year were Antero Resources with 1,232.9 Bcf/year, EQT Corporation with 663.9 Bcf/year and Expand Energy with 467 Bcf/ year. In the oil column, Expand Energy produced 7,326, 835 bbls/yr, Antero Resources, 4,921.960 bbl/yr and EQT Corp with 3,697,391 bbls/ yr. Statewide, gas and oil accounted for over $660 million in state revenue via severance and property taxes, provided 15,000 direct jobs and an additional 73,000 indirect jobs in the Mountain State. Monroe Co. to honor war veteran By Charles Winslow WOODSFIELD, Ohio – Recogniz- ing a French soldier who fought in the Revolution and is buried in Monroe County and proclaiming April as Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month were among ac- tions by Monroe County Commis- sioners March 31. Monroe County Jobs and Family Services Director Jeanette Schwall asked April be proclaimed Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month and introduced her newest caseworkers in Childrens Services. “Betsy Thompson is one of our so- cial workers, and shes been with us for about nine months now, doing a great job and learning as she goes,” Schwall said. “Mackenzie Schultz 2024 Junior Mini Wedge Champ Coen Thomas watches and waits, hoping skies clear and Tyler Flynn has also been with the agency County Speedway can be dried enough to practice March 22. His patience paid off – practice for about six months. Shes an Ohio was held. ... And he won his first 2025 race one week later. See story and photos on A6-A7. University Eastern student, and she finishes up here in a couple of weeks with her bachelors degree. Its been a nice partnership with OUE be- Wetzel Co. Commission gets broadband update cause its hard in the workforce any- where to find people whenever these By Charles Winslow counties. Its a 206-mile project; 113 miles of that is in jobs come open. Wetzel County, so a significant portion of that is here,” “And because of their bachelors de- NEW MARTINSVILLE – Wetzel County Commis- OBrien said. “There are 1,326 targeted addresses for gree requirement that we have, we sioners received a progress report on broadband inter- this project. Targeted addresses mean they do not have have a partnership with OUE, and net projects Tuesday, April 1, for their regular meeting. access to service and in Wetzel County, 522 addresses they do place current social work Melissa OBrien, external affairs manager for Bridge- will be considered served, so thats pretty impactful.” students with us that we want to po- port, West Virginia-based Citynet, started off with the She also said 824 addresses in Wetzel County, ones that tentially employ. So weve been able Marshall-Wetzel Lead 3 Project, which she referred to already have access to the internet, will have access to to employ several. Logan Knowlton as the Wetzel-Marshall Program, a $9.2 million project more competitive service. “Fieldwork collection is hap- was an OUE, and we had Rachel awarded to Citynet in 2024 that covers parts of Wetzel, Yoho who was also an OUE,” she Marshall and a small percentage of Ohio counties. pening,” she said, adding that work was scheduled to continued. be finished in Marshall County and permitting is start- Continued on page A11 “It covers all three counties, portions of those three Continued on page A2 Winston Regel, the CONGRATULATIONS Golden Retriever, to Tyler Consolidated High poses for Radisson School Archer Tristan Bassett! Norman, daughter He finished third overall in the of Monroe County High School Top Male Archer di- Sheriff Derek Norman, as she vision of the 2025 West Virginia decorates the front Archery in the Schools State Tour- window of the nament March 29 at the Charleston Monroe County Coliseum and Convention Center. Public Defender's Office in More than 600 student archers preparation of from elementary, middle and high Sunday’s Monroe schools across the state competed Central in the event organized by the West championship Virginia Department of Natural celebration Resources. INDEX Lewisville VFD coyote hunt A4 Wetzel BOE A8 RECIPES: Leftover ham B1 Tyler County Commission A5 Academia A9 Del. Kellys column B3 Cops & courts A2 Matamoras dump A5 Easter activities A10 Legislators bill tracker B4 LANCO @ Tyler County Fair A3 Matt Turner @ Rt 23 A6 Monroe unemployment A11 Puzzles B4 Letter to the Editor A4 TCS season opener A6 Long Beards dinner A12 Event calendar B11
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