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Still Free! More than just an advertisement Inside Inside ELECTION GUIDE Back Roads Pages 10-15 INNformer Page 23 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 5, No. 8 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 April 20, 2018 Accounting firm again delays Sistersville audit SISTERSVILLE – Mayor Bill Rice and Sistersville City mayor, had been acting as the interim recorder sincethat day from representatives of the CPA firm who had Council members re-elected in the recent municipal elec- March, when Chad Edwards resigned the position to ac- s finances, was on spent a few hours looking over the city’ tion were sworn in April 9 for their new terms before a plain sheet of paper and unsigned – a breach of standard reappointing the police chief and city recorder. Council cept a city manager position in Nebraska. and accepted business practice. It stated that accounting During the meeting, and as part of an ongoing discus- then during the regular meeting addressed issues ranging firm had decided to [again] postpone performing the au- sion about the city’s balky computer accounting soft- from the city’s accounting software and associated audit ware, recorder Heather Rice provided a letter addressed dits and was considering rescinding the contract. issues, to discussions over selling a city-owned house The letter said the city’s records were not complete, the and a resident’s concern about a property he owns. to the mayor and council from BHM CPA Group, the accounting firm hired by the city in December to com- accounting system did not have all revenues recorded, Both Sistersville Police Chief Rob Haught and Recorder plete audits for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 fiscal years. the cash balances were not stated correctly and indicated Heather Rice were reappointed to one-year terms by that the trial balance in the general fund was wildly of f unanimous vote. Heather Rice, daughter in-law of theThe handwritten letter, which she said she had received Continued on page 5 Westbrook, Ferry SGH partner opens for substance season abuse services May 3 By Charles Winslow The Sistersville SISTERSVILLE – Area residents Ferry will begin struggling with substance abuse its 201st year and addiction issues will have a of operation new and local resource to assist Thursday, May 3. them later this summer, as Sis- Hours are from 6 tersville General Hospital partners a.m. to 6 p.m. with Westbrook Health Services to Thursdays and provide recovery and therapy Fridays and 9 a.m. services. to 6 p.m. on weekends, river “These are much-needed services conditions and in our community and the sky is weather the limit,” Diana Rice, SGH com- permitting, munity outreach coordinator, com- of course. mented, referring to the benefit of Like Sistersville working with Westbrook Health, a Ferry, Legacy on Facebook for regional provider of comprehen- updates or call sive behavioral health services. Capt. Bo Hause at In a move anticipated for months, 304-482-4954. Westbrook Health will occupy some of the space in the hospital’s main building vacated last fall when Dr. Rogelio Bantug’s clinic Paden City, Middlebourne councils set tax rates was moved to Middlebourne. voting to hire the Bridgeport engineering firm, council added While the exact scope of the serv- According to West Virginia state code, all taxing ices provided is still under discus- jurisdictions such as municipalities and counties the condition that Thrasher must wait until the first “draw sion, it is anticipated the programs must meet on the third Tuesday of April to “lay the down” to invoice the city, meaning they cannot bill the city before the project financing is in place. will include individual and group levy,” which sets the tax rates for the coming year. Also on the advice of the insurance adjuster who inspected the therapy sessions, as well as the PADEN CITY damage to the Paden City municipal building from a storm last SMART Recovery program, ex- During a 20-minute special meeting Tuesday, April 17, Paden September, council agreed to reach out to three local contrac- plained Kristen Ruble, Westbrook City Council voted to lay the levy, start the water project mov- tors to solicit estimates on repairing water damaged walls and northern counties care coordina- ing forward and solicit repair estimates for storm damage from replacing carpeting. tor for substance abuse. last September. The next regular meeting of the Paden City Council is May 7 SMART Recovery is similar to AA at 7 p.m. at the municipal building. and NA programs andfocuses on After a short discussion about possible budget revisions and recalculating interstate tax revenues, council unanimously ap- MIDDLEBOURNE developing coping skills using cog- proved the levy for the fiscal year, which starts July 1. During the monthly meeting of the Middlebourne Town Coun- nitive behavioral techniques. It is Council also accepted the $45,000 proposal presented April 2 cil, held April 17 instead of April 2 to approve the budget, the intended to encourage individuals and contracted with Thrasher Engineering to prepare planning to recover and live satisfying lives. council and mayor received a proclamation presented by the and engineering reports for the upcoming water project. Before Continued on page 3 The service will be paid for initially by a federal Health Resources and INDEX DEP permits 6 Sample ballots 12-13 Services Administration grant, RECIPES: Mexican 7-8 Ohio 14-15 which provides funds to establish Letters to the Editor 2 Tyler County Commission 9 Events 16-22 substance abuse programs in Youth mentors sought 3 Word search puzzle 9 Crossword puzzle 18 rural communities where only lim- LEPC 3 ited services are available. ‘Almost Heaven’ returns 10 Classified ads 20 Clarington Village Council 4 ELECTION GUIDE 10-15 Crossword answer 22 “People want the services and to It’s time to garden 4 West Virginia 10-13 Back Roads: get clean,” Ruble said, “but it’s hard Matamoras Village Council 5 Tyler County levies 10-11 Hannibal Locks & Dam 23 to do so without resources locally.”
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