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More than just an advertisement Still Free! Inside Inside SHS Class of 65 The bat farm Page 9 INNformer Page 12 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 3, No. 1 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 May 13, 2016 New snag in Sistersville water meter upgrade By Lea Ann Butcher Last month, council agreed to allow City“He has common sense, which is an important Recorder Chad Edwards to put the project to pur- asset,” said Police Chief Rob Haught, adding that SISTERSVILLE Sistersville City Council chase radio-read water meters out for bid. Lauer’s three years of experience as a correctional brought the police department to full strength Edwards told council he would place two requests officer at the St. Marys Correctional Center was Monday with a new hire but hit an obstacle with useful to the department. the planned upgrade to water meters. for bids, one for just the covers and one to replace Haught said the addition of Lauer brings the de- the meter. He noted that meters are supposed to Mayor Bill Rice told council May 9 at their reg- partment up to four full-time officers and that they be replaced or recalibrated every 10 years. ular meeting city workers have discovered some had been operating one man short since Joey Council also hired Anthony Lauer from Pleasants meters are Neptune while others are Badger. He Richardson left late last summer. County as a police officer. said he is unsure of how many of each type until In more good news for the police department, a city workers complete meter readings later in “This is what I’ve wanted to do since high the week. school,” Lauer said. Continued on page 10 Tyler County residents exercise right to vote MIDDLEBOURNE -- The voters have spoken and decided who will be on the ballot in the general elec- tion in November as well as the win- ners of the non-partisan judicial and school board races. Out of the 6,222 registered voters in Tyler County, 2,665 voted in this election, with 557 taking advantage of the 10-day early voting period, up from 231 in 2014. Continued on page 2 INDEX Paden City marble show a success Familiar Face: By Charles Winslow Marys. In 1949 the business was sold and the company Janet Witten Conn, PADEN CITY -- For Lawrence Alley III being at the was renamed Marble King. The factory was moved to NM library director 3 . Paden City in 1958 after a fire at their St Marys factory West Virginia Marble Show held recently at the Health and Recreation Center in Paden City was a NMPL strong at 70 4-5 The West Virginia Marble Show, not to be confused homecoming of sorts. with Sistersville’s Marble Fest in September, was or- PC Wastewater plant 6 This year the show was moved from Cairo, Harrisonganized in 1995 by the Museum of American Glass Joes Hot Dogs 8 County, where it had been held for the past 20 years, to highlight West Virginia’s marble-making past and to bring people who once worked in the marble in- to Paden City — home of Marble King, one of the SHS Class of 56 9 show’s sponsors. dustry together to share their stories. Restaurant review 11 “My grandfather started Alley Agate which later be- When Dean Six, director of the Museum of American came Marble King,” Alley said. Glass, decided he no longer wanted to run the one- Oil & gas 12-13 day show, Beri Fox, owner of Marble King, agreed to Events 14-15 Alley’s family started manufacturing marbles in 1929 in take over the event, with the museum remaining as a Paden City then moved their operations to several dif- co-sponsor, and move it to Paden City. Classified ads 16 ferent cities over the next 20 years, finally landing in St Continued on page 10
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