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Kerns Insider’s Inaugural earns Guide to CR100 Eagle inaugural advance Scout CR100 tickets See A10 See A5 See A6 Still Free! Inside Monroe Theatre update INNformer Page A3 Visit us online @ MOVinformer.com Volume 12, No. 17 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 August 22, 2025 Woodsfield Council talks electrical design costs By Charles Winslow havent changed since at least 2013. Along with “We are actively pursuing, as part of the contrac- WOODSFIELD, Ohio – Planning for the initial the new fees, the utilities will also have to provide tual agreement, grant funding,” Brooks said. design costs of the electrical upgrades and hon- an inventory to the village. “Were doing that essentially through the U.S. oring a local wrestler headlined the regular Aug. Relating to the proposed upgrade to the capacity Department of Energy, so were hoping to defer 18 meeting agenda of the Woodsfield Village of the municipal-owned electric utility, Brooks a lot of those design costs and to get some con- Council meeting. said he had hoped to have an initial estimate for struction grant funds added to the project.” Village Administrator Kevin Brooks said two of design costs to council at this meeting but should Brooks continued: The project will likely take the electric departments employees, Seth Alle- have it by the Sept. 2 meeting. three years, so the costs will not be upfront and man and Jesse Lewis have completed intermedi- “So we dont have a ballpark or an exact cost,” spreading it out gives time to research additional ate line worker training courses and, as per the Brooks said. “But again, Ive kind of been pre- funding options for the project. villages employment agreement, Council ap- paring you for sticker shock on this. We think its “So I just want you to be aware its going to be proved a $2 an hour raise for both. going to be somewhere between a pretty wide awfully expensive, but its not a front-loaded ex- Brooks also received council consent to raise the span, $300,000 to $500,000 for design.” pense. It will be pay as we go along,” he added. fees the electric department charges other util- While the cost of many municipal projects may Referring to the $160,000 spent on design of the ities for the privilege of using village-owned util- seem substantial initially, a large portion of the yet to be built Woodsfield Government Center, ity poles. The existing attachment fee schedule planning and construction costs can be offset by Brooks said he made it clear to Verdantis, the charged to South Central, AT& T and MCTV grants and low-interest loans. Continued on page A8 Sistersville’s ST. Sistersville Phillips SYLVESTER Ferry finds TO MARK Drug closing 100 YEARS new pilot By Charles Winslow AUG. 30, By Charles Winslow SISTERSVILLE – Phillips Drug, a Story B11 SISTERSVILLE – It looks like the mainstay on Sistersvilles Wells Street Sistersville Ferry will be returning to since 1964, will close this month. service and finishing out the 2025 In a Tuesday, Aug. 12, social media operating season after all. post, the locally owned pharmacy While the ferrys 209th year started announced as of Wednesday, Aug. out May 1 promis- 27, their team and records will join ingly enough, with the Sistersville Pharmacy, 312 Dia- a new captain at mond St. in Sistersville. the helm following The closure and merger follows a the retirement of national trend that witnessed over longtime pilot Bo 300 pharmacies closing nationwide Hause at the end during the first quarter of 2025 and of last season, a continues the substantial decline in month later the ferry was tied up the number of community phar- at the Sistersville macies in recent years. 175TH landing when that new skipper be- Phillip Drugs Brian and Lindsay came unavailable. Camerlin, along with their staff, will MONROE For three months the Sistersville join Sistersville Pharmacy, which, COUNTY Ferry Board searched for a replace- along with the New Martinsville ment – not an easy task as the pilot of Pharmacy, Pine Grove Pharmacy FAIR RUNS the 32-foot towboat and its attached and Moundville Pharmacy, is owned THROUGH 80-foot vehicle barge has to have a by Jason Turner, a pharmacist from current and specific type of Masters Moundsville. AUG. 23 license from the Coast Guard. “Its often said that two is better And it looks like they have found than one, but in this case, I believe one, right down the river in north- one is stronger,” Jason Turner told ern Washington County, Ohio. The INNformer. “Sistersville Phar- “First of all, the Ferry Board is very macy and Phillips Drug each have a grateful for the support of the com- long history of trusted patient care munity while we dealt with difficult and excellent reputations in our circumstances this summer,” Gary community. By joining forces, we Bowden, Sistersville Ferry Board are bringing our teams together to president, said. “The loss of a pilot at serve at the highest level – offering the start of the season has in no way convenient hours, parking at the diminished our resolve to keep its door, drive-thru service, and home 200-year history alive. We especially delivery, along with enhanced serv- appreciate those who continued to Continued on page A2 support the Ferry with donations. “Our new pilot, Kevin Bunner, is from Beavertown, Ohio, so he is BEALLSVILLE very familiar with this area and the river. He has already begun training CAR SHOW, on the Ferry with Captain Emeritus Story B5 Bo Hause,” he said. “Due to conflicting schedules, they wont be able to resume training until after Labor Day, but it is the hope of the Board that Ferry cross-river serv- ice will resume before the end of Sep- tember. The Board is seriously considering extending cross-river service through October, and should have a decision soon. Our hope is that an extended season will give more of our West Virginia and Ohio friends an opportunity to meet our new captain,” Bowen explained. INDEX Why Labor Day is holiday A4 Area roundup A10 Cops & courts B5 Matamoras Council A2 CR100 Insiders Guide A5 Event calendar A11 TCS Aug. 9 photos B6 Clarington town hall A2 CR100 tickets A6 RECIPES: Retro B1 More TCS memories B7 Monroe Co. Commission A2 Sardis Summer Social A7 Prep football B4 Area kart tracks B9 PCDA takes over PCHS A2 Monroe Farm Bureau A8 Puzzles B4 WVMS to race Oct. 11 B10 Monroe Theatre update A3 Ohio election A9 Beallsville car show B5 St. Sylvester celebration B11
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