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Wednesday (March 4) afternoon calls came in throughout the county about flooded roads, then the snow began to fall about 7 p.m. By Thursday morning, 11 to 16 inches of snowfall had been reported. “We d e receiv the call at 3 . .m a ursday T h from dispatch that firemen were suggesting a shelter may be needed. 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The disrepair 16-year-old ent ev is a atherngig of ’rsties‘s from all walks of life and from all across the By Kate Reich state -- even a few out-of-staters join the T he .S. U ent rtm epa D of ’s tationor Transp a- N celebration each spring. tional Bridge Inventory program has released Anna Cooper, one of the festivals many or- numbers that indicate over a third of West Vir- er ani s, z g ai d, s e e'v “W had as any m as 8 1 i nia’ g s es idgbr ar e in r e di need f o irr epa or re- states represented. One year a lady came all placement. l and.” Eng om fr the way The National Bridge Inventory keeps track of All games, contests and other events will all overspans of more than 20 feet, not includ- . zof OarWite ofd he z ems tear’ hs y thi t reflec ing bridges on private property or railroad bridges. According to the 2014 NBI numbers, COSTUMES West Virginia has 7,125 bridges. Of these While Wizard of Oz attire may be worn at bridges, 952 are classified as structurally defi- any time during the two-day event, most la- cient, meaning that major repairs are needed to dies will be dressing in costume Saturday for These T-shirts designed by Rainelle Pratt return them to proper working condition or the Continued on page 12 will be sold during Sisters Fest for $15. bridge needs to be released. An additional Continued on page 9
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