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Still Free! More than just an advertisement Inside Inside Fire safety tips Pipeline updates Page 5 INNformer Page 7 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 4, No. 3 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 February 9, 2017 Paden City Council eyes raising municipal fees PADEN CITY – Paden City Council ad- revenue has remained about the same. New Jersey-based V-Heart Productions dressed a variety of issues at their regu- to shoot some scenes for an upcoming “Since the rate increase is not going to go movie in the city. The horror film, with larly scheduled meeting Feb. 6, ranging from a resident’s complaint about possi- into effect until May, I wanted council to the tentative title “Abandoned,” will be know I was looking into it in case they bly illegal work being done on a residen- wanted to postpone,” Davis added. “As I shot in Paden City and Sistersville, in- tial house trailer, raising municipal fees, said, I don’t know if I will find enough to cluding at The Wells Inn. to approving the filming of an independ- warrant not raising the rates, but I feel I During the citizen’s comment period ent horror movie in town and setting the owe it to the citizens to give it a look.” Paden City resident Brad Hibbs express date for the upcoming municipal elec- his continuing concern over work being tion. The council also held the second reading done on a trailer next to his property on Council approved the first reading of an of an updated ordinance that would cre- 4th Avenue. Work, he contends, being ate a Discipline and Hearing Board for Live better, ordinance that will raise municipal fees done without proper permits and possibly the police department as part of the po- $4 across the board for residential, com- After in violation of municipal regulations. improve mercial and industrial properties. lice department’s appeals process, in ac- some discussion, council agreed to look at If the council approves a second reading cordance with state code. how existing laws can be enforced. It was also announced that municipal elec- The mayor said he will contact the city odds to at their March meeting the increase would go into effect May 1. tions for three council seats and the posi- attorney to see how they can enforce the tion of City Recorder will be held June 1, city building codes, since the city does live longer “I am investigating ways to decrease 2017. Those interested must submit the not have an official building inspector. spending and other ways of saving By L. A Stinlin money,” Mayor Joel Davis said. “As with $10 filing fee no later than April 3. The next regular council meeting will be Special to The INNformer most things, expenses have increased and City Council also approved a request by Monday, March 6, at 7 p.m. n 2016, the life expectancy of a man or woman in West Vir- Iginia was the shortest of any state in the nation. SGH’s Middlebourne Clinic marks 1 year Lately, the statistics have been re- MIDDLEBOURNE – In the year that the Middlebourne clinic has been open ported over and over everywhere from newspapers to television. By Melissa Maston has seen two of her goals met. now, nearly everyone knows that the leading causes of death here “First, I wanted to have a medical of- are heart/cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. These public fice or practice in Middlebourne,” said Maston, the nurse practitioner at the health issues are the same as across the country but with greater Sistersville General Hospital Medical prevalence. The difference is that Center, located at the former Middle Island Health Clinic building on Fair in the Mountain State, more than two-thirds of residents are consid- Street. “I also wanted to take care of ered obese or overweight (third in family, friends and the community.” the nation behind Mississippi and Early last year Sistersville General Arkansas). Hospital transferred one of their rural health clinics to Middlebourne and The website “USA Life Ex- brought health care back to the Tyler pectancy” http://www.worldlife- County seat after a seven-month ab- expectancy.com consolidates information from a variety of offi- sence. Until June 2015 Wetzel County Hospital had operated the Middle Is- cial sources – including the Cen- ters for Disease Control, allowing land Health Clinic, which first opened users of the site to access in-depth in 1977, but closed it after years of di- minishing hours and services. data for each state and county in the nation. According to the site, “For only being open a year I think we the average Tyler or Wetzel are busy,” Maston said, adding she has County resident has more candles seen people from New Martinsville and on their final birthday cake than West Union. In the past 12 months the Flanked by her support staff, Melissa Maston, second from left, is the nurse others around the state, such as in clinic has had well over 1,500 patients practitioner at the Sistersville General Hospital Medical Center in Middle- McDowell where the overall life with about a quarter of those patients expectancy is the lowest in the na- not previously using SGH’s services. bourne. The facility just celebrated its one year anniversary. tion. Locally, women of both mon coughs and colds, hypertensionto expand the clinic’s services to include “It is also a success because the patient counties live to be just shy of 79 and diabetes. Patients can also come in diabetic and nutritional education and, years old. The average man in the no one knows about can walk here, ultimately, of being able to provide area will make it to about age 74. come in and we can help them. We get between 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. to have home visits for people who cannot blood drawn for lab work, instead of Eating cake (too much of it) is part a lot of people in who do not have a make it to the clinic. She would also like of the problem. Almost 70 percent car and have no way to get to the hos- going to Sistersville. to see a pharmacy either run out of the pital,” she said. In addition to the clinic in Middle- of state residents are considered clinic or open elsewhere in town. The clinic gives Tyler County patients bourne and the hospital in Sistersville, overweight or obese, which ac- The clinic is open Monday, Tuesday, a convenient alternative to going to the SGH also operates the St Marys Ex- counts for high rates of many Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 other health conditions. hospital’s ER in Sistersville or to more press Care in Pleasants County. p.m. It is closed Wednesdays. To reach Despite decades of public service distant places. Typically, the Middle- the clinic call (304) 758-5000. bourne clinic treats people for com- announcements, education and In the near future Maston said she hopes scary ads, the statewide rate of cigarette smoking is over 25 per- cent (second in the country to neighboring Kentucky) and is the INDEX Oil & gas news 7 Classified ads 13 PCDA honors students 2 Regional roundup 8 leading cause of respiratory dis- 2017 Legislative roundup ease, asthma and COPD. The good New store in Friendly 4 Column: Cabin fever 9 Ohio 14 news is the average rate of chronic Continued on page 10 Consumer advice 6 Events 11-13 West Virginia 15
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