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Still Free! More than just an advertisement Your Celebrate VOTE Mothers Day Matters! INNformer May 8! Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 3, No. 7 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 April 29, 2016 Middlebourne customers face average $23 hike By Charles Winslow MIDDLEBOURNE -- A special city council meeting and public hearing were held at Middle- bourne City Hall April 19 to discuss the city levy rates and the increase in water and sewer rates. The good news is the levy rates will remain the same for 2016-2017, according to Mayor Charlie Delauder. However, the water and sewer rate increases will add $23 to the average customer’s monthly bill: an increase of $9 for water and $14 for sewer. These increases are necessary because of a new law passed by the West Virginia Legislature which requires water departments to have a cash reserve Lightning KOs power in Sville of 12.5 percent of its operating revenue on hand By Charles Winslow light until the power was fully restored at 9:45 to cover any emergency expenditures. In addition, p.m. overall annual operating continue to rise. SISTERSVILLE A short but intense thun- The city has also been notified by the USDA that derstorm left most of Sistersville without The storm, which hit shortly before 5 p.m., it will receive a straight $746,000 grant, which power for more than five hours Thursday also caused minor flooding by Dairy Queen on means no matching funds are needed, as well as a evening. Chelsea Street. loan of $2 million at a favorable 2.25 percent in- A high voltage line at the intersection of North terest rate for 40 years. As night fell, Sistersville seemed to have re- Wells Street and Cemetery Road was struck by turned to an earlier era, with darkened streets lightning with the downed power line arcing These funds will be used to upgrade the water in- and dimly lit houses. take system, install a day tank for the settling of and burning for several minutes as firefighters I really am enjoying this, Rhonda Cross said, water, replace approximately 6,000 feet of water from the Sistersville Volunteer Fire Depart- lines and upgrade the water plant. The money will as she sat next to an oil lamp burning on the ment, as well as the Sistersville Police, made also allow the city to purchase an additional sure the scene was secure. front porch of The Wells Inn. 175,000-gallon storage tank, expanding the hold- At its peak, more than 1,000 local residents There were no injuries or personal property ing capacity of the finished drinkable water to were without power and many Sistersville damage reported, although part of the roadway businesses were forced to close early. 500,000 gallons, roughly a four-day supply. was observed to be burning where the power line fell. Route 2 was shut down for more than While the damaged power line was repaired two hours as the line was repaired. Later, West quickly, there was a delay in restoring power INDEX Virginia Department of Highway personnel because nine separate switches throughout the Familiar Face: Jennifer Negie, took over traffic control at Sistersville’s stop area had to be checked and reset. parent educator 4 Sistersville pool 5 Paden City to host WV Marble Festival Shiloh bridge 6-7 By Charles Winslow The show, not to be confused with Sep- Candidates 8-9 PADEN CITY -- After calling Cairo in tember’s Sistersville Marble Fest, was Municipalities meeting 9 originally organized in 1995 by Dean Events 12-13 Ritchie County home for 20 years, the Six, director of the Museum of Ameri- West Virginia Marble Festival moves to can Glass in West Virginia, to highlight Oil & gas briefs 14 Paden City with activities from 10 a.m. West Virginia’s marble-making past and to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Health bring people who worked in the marble Classified ads 16 and Recreation Center in the old school industry together to share their stories Gardening 18-19 on 4th Ave. Continued on page 15
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