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Beware Have some Hamburgers fake fun this need no chocolate summer translation bars See B5 See A4 See B1 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A2, A4, A6, A8, Unoiffcial WV primary results A9, B4, B5, B7, B9 INNformer Page A5 Visit us online @ MOVinformer.com Volume 11, No. 10 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 May 17, 2024 Circus returns to Sistersville! SISTERSVILLE – For the first time in probably This is your chance to witness one of the last tra- “Join us on a journey where men fly, women con- half a century the Big Top will rise once again in ditional tent shows left in America. Their mission tort, and the audience forgets about the outside Sistersville as the Lewis & Clark Circus has an-is to provide children of all ages with the oppor- world for 90 minutes on non-stop circus action,” nounced they have added the community to their tunity to experience the magic of the circus. owner Ol ena Reis said. schedule. Combining old time circus traditions with mod- An interview with the ringmaster and some of the Lewis & Clark, a family owned and operatedern innovations our sho w will leave you on theperfor mers will appear in the next issue of the show featuring acrobats, jugglers and aerialists,edge of your seat. The show features world-class INNformer. Advance sale tickets are available at will set up at the Sistersville Park for a two-day aerialists, acrobats, magicians and more underlewisclarkcircus .com. The show is sponsored by engagement June 7 and 8. their custom-built big top. the Sistersville Park and Pool Board. Monroe County awarded total $9 M in ACGP grants By Charles Winslow future development in the Appala- chian region. WOODSFIELD, Ohio – Prospects for expanded travel and tourism in Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor John Husted and Ohio Monroe County and the region Development Director Lydia Miha- took a major step forward recently lik announced May 1 the Monroe as Monroe County was awarded two grants totaling $9 million. Theatre was included in 30 major The grants, one to the Monroe The- economic development projects in atre, shown top right, in Woods- 12 counties being funded as part of ACGPs Appalachian Downtowns field and the second for a planned and Destination Initiative. This development along the Ohio River in Duffy, site shown bottom right, $145 million initiative is intended to raise the regions profile as a travel are part of a $500 million Appala- destination and improve quality of chian Community Grant Program, which targets Ohios 32-county Ap- life for local residents. palachian region. The historic Art Deco Monroe The- The program is administered by the atre, which was reopened in 2019 thanks to the efforts of community Governors Oiffce of Appalachia within the Ohio Department of De- activists after being shuttered for over four decades, will receive over velopment. Projects being funded using American Rescue Plan Act are $4.6 million in grant funding. designed to bring about transforma- The money will be used for interior tional change and be a catalyst for Continued on page A8 Sistersville Council: Street fees to change By Charles Winslow “For some, the $10 flat fee will be a raise,” Chuck This years picnic, on Sunday, July 7, will include Heinlein, Second Ward councilman, said. “Some- food vendors as well as rides and games. The cost SISTERSVILLE – The street fees Sistersville of rides will be $1. Police Chief Rob Haught sug- residents pay will be changing in the near future, one who has a little frontage will see an increase. Someone with a lot of frontage may get a break.” gested kids, under adult supervision, go through with some going up slightly and others going down sharply. First Ward Councilman Dana Johnson, citing the the crowd and take donations, similar to what fee will go up for some people, voted against. other places do. During their regular monthly May 13 meeting, The spring clean-up “went pretty good,” Jason Sistersville City Council voted, with one member At the beginning of the 80-minute meeting, Tom Gray was sworn in to fill the vacant Third Ward Rice said, but noted they had problems getting voting no, to approve first reading of an ordi- Dumpsters emptied by Solid Waste. He said eight nance to update street fee calculations. seat. He was appointed during Aprils meeting as no one ran during the recent municipal election. Dumpsters worth of trash was removed. The Residents now pay a fee based on the total front- next clean-up will be in the fall. Connie Boyd, reporting for the Planning Com- age of their property on public rights of way, Councilman Chuck Heinlein said the park lost mission, said they are getting ready to replace meaning someone with a corner lot or has a long street signs throughout the city after noting that one piece of playground equipment, adding they but shallow piece of property is paying more than several need to be replaced. need to call the manufacturer to see if it can be someone with less road frontage. Under the re- replaced. vised ordinance, the street fee will be a flat $10. She also said the SCSO, which sponsors Julys Picnic in the Park, which was renamed this year An agenda item on a complaint about the side- The amount of revenue brought in with change walk in front of Dr. Christens oiffce on Wells as Barbara Vincent Memorial Picnic, seeks ad- is revenue neutral, Recorder Meghan Keller said. ditional funds for the annual fireworks display. Continued on page A2 INDEX Tyler schools safety exercise A7 Hannibal locks B4 Monroe County Commission A2 Cops & courts A7 Older Americans Month B5 PCHS honor grads A3 How to get a job A8 Regional roundup B5 Summer outdoors A4 Matamoras Council A9 Valley prom B6 WV unoiffcial election results A5 Monroe Theatre Marquee A9 Dirt Track news B7 Knowlton Bridge rebuild A6 RECIPES: Burgers B1 Event calendar B9
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