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Still Free! More than just an advertisement Inside Inside Loss of the Milton Susie’s Crafts gets grant Pages 6-7 INNformer Page 9 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 3, No. 5 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 April 1, 2016 SGH in talks to join WVU medical group By Charles Winslow Assuming that negotiations with existing hospital to evaluate the cur- ical access hospital and a Level IV WVU Medicine are successful, May Trauma Center with an emergency SISTERSVILLE -- Sistersville Gen- rent operation and decide what type anticipates that the focus would be eral Hospital announced last week ne- of care the university would be will- room, health clinics and in-patient on out-patient services and that a gotiations are underway with WVUing to provide in the future. services. With a current license for new facility in or near Sistersville Medicine, to become part of the West “The University intends to manage only 11 in-patient beds, it is the Virginia United Health System. would eventually be built. smallest hospital in West Virginia. our hospital for 2 years and during “I would also expect increased ac- that time determine what the right Sistersville General is also the last Under the proposed agreement, cess to primary care and more spe- WVU Medicine, West Virginia Uni- services and size of facility should be cialty clinics,” May added. hospital in the state which is directly located in our community,” said John owned by a municipality and oper- versity’s affiliated health system, would take over management of the May, SGH chief executive officer. Currently, SGH is considered a crit- Continued on page 15 ‘There is no earthly reason for your child to have tin foil in their HIDDEN room. Any time you find tin foil, there is most likely a problem.’ -- Rob Haught, Sistersville police chief In an effort to show parents what to look for, a snoop and search awareness program was presented recently by Sistersville Police Chief Rob Haught, with the help of IN PLAIN Shawn Coen, vice principal of New Martinsville schools, at Tyler Consolidated High School. See the story on page 14. SIGHT INDEX Increase reported in WV Bigfoot sightings Familiar Face: From staff reports At left is a still Bob Postlethwait, The downturn of the oil and gas industry has provided photo captured an unusual opportunity for a handful of Mountain State from a Youtube Paden City police chief 4 residents. video. The circle Chaplin Hardware 5 purportedly Now that peace and quiet reign again in these West Vir- shows a Bigfoot Loss of the Milton 6 ginia hills, sightings of large, hairy humanoids are on the seen in a wooded increase, according to local law enforcement officials area of Tyler Sisters Fest 8 who, for obvious reasons, would speak only on the con- County. dition of anonymity. Oil & gas briefs 9 “No one is saying Bigfoot, but that’s what we’re all primarily to themselves again that they are being less Events 10-13 thinking,” one officer said. Another suggested there’cautious than is typical.s even the possibility of a family grouping in the region, Hidden in Plain Sight 14 based on the few signs that have been found. One first responder likened it to that scene from the Harry Potter series after Lord Voldemort failed to kill Classified ads 15-16 Those who have spotted the Bigfoot-like creatures be-baby Harry and the witches and wizards celebrated lieve they are so happy to have this mountainous region Continued on page 13
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