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RHS Racing at art show Academia the Bullring winners See A6 See A7 See B4 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A2, A5, A6, A7, Tyler Commission A9, A11, B4, B5, B6, B11 INNformer Page A2 Visit us online @ MOVinformer.com Volume 12, No. 12 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 June 13, 2025 Sistersville Council talks re department By Charles Winslow Tom Gray questioned why Andy Weekley, chief your city have to work like this, we need to know SISTERSVILLE – Continued questions about at the Sistersville fire department, wasnt there to whats going on in our community for safety pur- Sistersville Volunteer Fire Departments relation- give a report. poses because we are part of the community,” he ship with Sistersville City Council and costs of Referring to Sistersville Chief of Police Rob continued. “We need the department head and demolitions were among discussions Monday, Haught, Gray said: “Robs here, the citys here, but the fire department to report here and give us June 9, when council met for their regular why doesnt the chief show up and give us a report how many life flights, how many accidents, how monthly session. from the fire department?” When told by Recorder many fires were in town. Work with your commu- After Justin Wyatt said his water and sewer de- Meghan Keller it was because Weekley doesnt like nity, I dont care if you dont like the city, or not. partment has been set back two weeks cleaning them, Gray said: “That doesnt matter,” and asked “Youre in the city. Your buildings in the city, the sewer system because of all the rain and that if it were “mandatary that we have a department youre a fire department in the city. You need to he believes there are 17 fire hydrants around the head give us a report for our city. be at this meeting to give us an update of whats city that dont work, Third Ward Councilman “But if your fire department, your police and Continued on page A8 Sometimes Monroe Co. Commission a win is hears more than economic updates a victory By Charles Winslow WOODSFIELD – Monroe County See story on B3 Commissioners received an over- view of where the county stands both in future development and the current fiscal position during a reg- ular meeting Monday, June 9 Jason Hamman, Monroe Countys economic development representa- tive, gave an update on the countys economic position as part of a strate- gic plan document he is developing. Monroe County has, he said, a net outflow of commuters who travel from their home to other counties. “So you say, why is this important? Well, this is the kind of data when companies are looking for areas to expand or relocate to. They wonder, where are we going to get workers? “And, especially in smaller rural areas, its important to demonstrate that folks here are willing to drive for a good job,” Hamman continued. He said the data shows people are willing to commute, which increases the number in the labor pool and makes the area more attractive. He also said that while there have been spikes in unemployment, par- ticularly after closing major em- ployers, the rate has been following Continued on page A5 Sen. Rose seeks aid for Hundred ooding By Charles Winslow HUNDRED - It was a scene all too familiar in the small eastern Wetzel County town of Hun- dred following heavy rains during the afternoon of Friday, May 30. Muddy water from the Church Fork creek over- flowed its banks, flooding the towns park, run- ning down Pennsylvania Avenue and into businesses with water from West Virginia Fork Fish Creek forcing some residents out of their homes in low-lying areas near the intersection of Route 250 and Route 7 There were also fears the flooding would force postponement of the final graduation ceremony in flooding could be a result of extra rain water disturbed,” he lamented, adding a study was for Hundred High School, scheduled the next day. being diverted into the Church Fork by natural done in 2004 or 2005 but nothing happened. “It seems to have gotten worse in recent years,” gas development upstream of the town and that The INNformer then reached out to first-term Chip Goff, mayor of Hundred told The INN- they stopped dredging the waterways years ago. State Senator Chris Rose, (R-Monogalia, 02) former Saturday, May 31. “I was told there was no funding available be- who represents Hundred. During the interview he speculated the increase cause the aquatic species in the creek cant be Continued on page A3 INDEX Paden City Council A4 Woodseld Council A8 Its My Turn B3 Tyler County Commission A2 Newport A5 Obituary A8 Dirt track racing B4 Matamoras Council A2 SGH groundbreaking A5 Event Calendar A11 Puzzles B4 Hometown Hardware A3 Academia A6 Monroe Theatre A12 Racing Heritage Festival B10 Middlebourne election A3 Wetzel Co. Commission A9 RECIPES: One-pot meals B1 Area kart tracks B11
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