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Memorial Cherries! Day See B4 See RECIPES, B1 1st win IS everything! See B8 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A2, A4, A6, A7, The circus is coming! A9, B2, B5-B8, B9 INNformer Page A3 Visit us online @ MOVinformer.com Volume 11, No. 11 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 May 31, 2024 First of weekly Monroe County farmers markets Commission held in Sistersville hears requests SISTERSVILLE – Despite the threat of rain the first By Charles Winslow of The Local Farmers Market was held Tues- day, May 28, at the pavilion at the city park. WOODSFIELD, Ohio – Proposed changes in “I’m overwhelmed with the outpouring of the Buckeye States election laws could have a support from the community, it’s beautiful to large impact on the county, Mollie Landefeld, di- see,” organizer Taylor Rosenlieb said. rector of the Monroe County Board of Elections, told Monroe County Commissioners Tuesday, While too early in the growing season for May 28, due to the Memorial Day holiday. most local produce, Chris and Hayle Maier, Landefeld said the Ohio Association of Election at right, from Salem’s Maier Family Farm were Oiffcials, of which she is a member, is concerned selling chicken and duck eggs as well as a about House Bill 472, and how it will impact variety of pork and beef products raised at counties statewide if passed and would be “a total their family owned and operated farm. rework of the current way of doing elections.” “Our beef is all grass fed, no grain and no Backers of the bill in Columbus said the 256- canning of meats and poultry. page bill would make changes in state laws re- unnecessary antibiotics,” Chris said, noting garding required voter ID, early voting and voting Also featured were handmade products, live they are certified and the entire process is by mail as well as including required cybersecu- inspected by the state. music and Poor Daddy’s Wood Fired Pizza. rity reviews and testing for voting systems. Dur- “I am excited by the farm fresh products,” ing the 2016 general election, the Buckeye State In addition to activities for kids including Heather Rice said. was one of 21 states where hackers attempted to making and painting wind chimes, Julia infiltrate voting machines. Bolin from WVU’s Tyler County Extension had Sistersville’s farmers market is slated 4:30 a food preservation game and provided lit- p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday through “The highlight is that they pretty much want us October under the shelter at the city park. erature on canning safety and the proper to hand count all the votes,” Landefeld said. “ We would no longer be able to use our equipment and would have to hire additional people and hand count, not a percentage, but all ballots cast.” She estimated it would take 190 people 210 hours to count all the ballots – which works out to be almost nine days. It would also cost the Continued on page A2 Beallsville bicentennial event slate announced BEALLSVILLE, Ohio – The schedule for the Beallsville Bicentennial Celebration, July 26-July 28, has been announced. Festivities begin Friday, July 26, with an opening American Heavy Plates to ceremony; royalty crowning; historical exhibits, which will be available all three days, Scavenger Hunt start, food trucks, a live broadcast by expand Hannibal operations WBNV and live music by Malcolm Spence. HANNIBAL, Ohio – American Heavy Plates So- Saturday will see inflatables, Happy Messy Play, lion with another $1 million needed for facility lutions LLC, a tenant at the Hannibal Industrial upgrades. Kona Ice, food trucks, WOMP live radio broad- cast, concession stand, and a parade. Teddy Bear Park, has announced a $10 million expansion. “American Heavy Plates is proud to have estab- Mobile will be on hand so the kids can stuff their The company, a supplier of made-to-order heavy lished a notable presence in Southeast Ohio in a own teddy bears. Live music will be by the Usual very short period of time and is also excited to an- Suspects and fireworks in the evening. carbon and alloy steel plates and finished parts, announced a collaboration May 16 with JobsOhio, nounce this new round of investments that will in- The celebration winds down Sunday with a crease our capabilities and create new jobs in the the Ohio Department of Development, Ohio cruise in, a Raven Rock hike, the end of the scav- Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and Continued on page A2 enger hunt, live music and the closing ceremony. the Monroe County Port Authority to further expand its operations in Sunday storm Monroe County. knocks out Founded in 2017, American Heavy Plates focuses on rapid production, power in New processing and distribution of heavy Martinsville plates and plate parts used in every- thing from bridges to submarines. A possible tornado Company oiffcials said they were touched down in New looking to add a finishing facility, Martinsville Sunday which will allow thrm to increase production as well as expand their atfernoon, May 26, product line. causing damage and “American Heavy Plates Solutions leaving parts of the city continued growth at its Monroe without power. The County facility demonstrates the damage occurred as companys confidence in Southeast a line of severe storms Ohios manufacturing talent,” said passed over the region JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. bringing down trees Nauseef. “This latest investment and snapping a power will bring cutting-edge machinery pole with three and equipment that will boost American Heavy Plates Solutions transformers behind the eiffciencies and capacity as demand Speedway gas station rises across sector lines for its high- on Route 2. The roof of quality steel plates.” the Peking Super Buffet The investment in machinery and was also damaged. No equipment is estimated at $9.9 mil- injuries were reported. INDEX Kelly Scholarship A6 RECIPES: Cherries! B1 PC American Legion A2 River HS art awards A6 Regional roundup B2 Election briefs A2 Frontiers perfect trio A7 Sistersville Memorial Day B4 Lewis & Clark Circus A3 How to write a resume A8 Dirt track news B5-B8 Sternwheelers scrapped A4 EOVRR grant, expansion A9 Yost honored B6 Wetzel grand jury indictments A5 Matamoras Council A9 Event calendar B9
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