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Still Free! More than just an advertisement Inside Inside Back Roads: Businessburg WV Beer Trail Pages 6-7 INNformer Page 4 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 4, No. 24 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 November 30, 2017 Local Shop With Sistersville a Cop programs Subway seek donations robbed after By Charles Winslow hours SISTERSVILLE – With the generosity of local resi- SISTERSVILLE -- The Subway restau- dents and businesses, Christmas will be a little happier rant on South Chelsea Street in Sis- for some Tyler County elementary school students who tersville was broken into during the night hope to participate in this year’s Shop With a Cop pro- of Friday, Nov. 24, netting the robber gram. around $200 and damaging the store’s “Everyone is looking forward to it. The officers like it computer wiring. and it is fun for the kids,” said Sistersville Police Chief “He broke in the side glass, stole the Rob Haught, who started Sistersville’s tradition four years ago with a donation from the New Martinsville cash register and tore everything up,” Police Department. Rob Haught, Sistersville Police Chief, Last year Haught’s department took 10 students from said. The store had to remain closed over the Sistersville Elementary shopping while the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office, which began its own program Real Alloy in Bens weekend because of the damaged wiring last year, accompanied about the same number of A.I. and reopened late on Monday. Boreman Elementary students. Run files for Chapter “The investigation is progressing quite “This is my favorite time of year and I like to do this well,” Haught said. “We’ve got a suspect with the kids,” Corporal Mitch Corley, Tyler County and already served a search warrant and School Resource Officer, said. “This is great and helps 11 reorganization expect charges shortly.” give back to the kids who sometimes don’t have pres- BENS RUN – Real Alloy Holding Inc, and its local sub- ents to open.” The perpetrator was caught on surveil- sidiary Real Alloy Bens Run LLC, filed for voluntary Chap- lance cameras in the restaurant, as well ter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the “Be the joy!” exclaimed Corley, noting that Ariel Fish, as those mounted on the neighboring fire the 2017 Tyler County Fair Queen, has helped the Sher- District of Delaware Nov. 17, 2017. department. iff’s Office raise money. “It is business as usual at the Bens Run facility,” a New“This is a serious crime and someone is York City spokesman for Real Industries, the parent com- “Our goal is to take eight to 10 kids again this year,” going to prison,” Haught added. “We are Haught said, explaining he hopes to raise about $3,000 pany of Real Alloy, told the INNformer during a phone in- not going to tolerate it here.” to spend. Each child gets between $200 and $250 to terview Nov. 27, adding there were no plans to lay off spend. workers locally as a result of the bankruptcy filing. New Matamoras The schools pick the children who participate based on Real Alloy is a tenant at the Tyler County Development a number of criteria. Permission slips will be sent out plans Christmas Authority’s Bens Run Industrial Park located on WV to parents asking what they need and if there are any Route 2, south of Friendly. According to the company, items that are prohibited. they employ between 55 and 60 people at the location. in the Village Because transporting the kids and their gifts will re- NEW MATAMORAS, Ohio – The spirit “The local management called me at the time the press quire a much larger sleigh than the standard police of Christmas is alive and well in this cruiser, the Tyler County Board of Education has again release announced their filing and assured me that they small Washington County, Ohio, vil- were busy and operating normally,”explained Eric Pe- agreed to provide a bus to take the kids on their shop- lage. The holiday lights in their small ters, executive director of the TCDA. “They have been ping trip.The presents will be gift-wrapped by volun- park on Ohio Route 7 are all lit up and teers before arriving at the children’s homes. through this before with predecessor ownership and have been faithful renters throughout.” the village will hold their annual Christ- Donations for Sistersville’s Shop With a Cop program The focus of the Bens Run facility is melting and milling, mas in the Village celebration Saturday, can be dropped off to the water clerk at Sistersville City according to Real Alloy’s web site. It was established in Dec. 2. Hall during normal business hours, or given to anyA special reading of ’Twas the Night Be- SPD officer. The Tyler County Sheriff’s Office will ac- 1998 by Aleris International and acquired by Real Alloy fore Christmas’ will be held by Mrs cept checks, as well as cash and Wal-mart gift cards, at when Aleris exited the aluminum recycling business in their office. Note “Shop With a Cop” in the memo. Do- 2015. Claus at the New Matamoras Library at nations will be accepted until Friday, Dec. 8. 3:30 p.m., followed by Christmas crafts A second former Aleris facility, just south of the Bens for kids. Run Industrial Park, shut down a few years ago and was There will be hay rides around the town listed for sale earlier this year. and photos with Santa. At 6 p.m. the In its Chapter 11 filing, Real Alloy stated their U.S. oper- Christmas parade will wind its way ations had “been affected by severely tightened liquidity through downtown. 93R radio will do a during the past year” and that was hindering the com- live remote from the village between 4 pany’s ability to ‘refinance $305 million 10 percent senior p.m. and 6 p.m. and local businesses will secured notes due January 2019’ or to expand the com- be offering specials, treats and give- pany’s borrowing capacity. aways. In addition to the Bens Run operations, 15 other U.S. op- In addition, the popular House Decorat- erations are affected by the company’s Chapter 11 fil- ing Contest, which will be held the night ing. The company’s holdings in Europe, Canada and before, on Dec. 1, will offer visitors a ABOVE: Last year’s Shop With a Cop recipients Mexico were not included. chance to see a fine example of the com- from Boreman Elementary School. munity’s Christmas cheer. 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