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Don’t let Restoring the the holidays Monroe disturb you Theatre See page B3 See page A10 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A4, A6, A7, David Kelly interview A10, B7, B8, B9 INNformer Page A3 Volume 5, No. 24 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 November 30, 2018 Jackson appointed Tyler Co. assessor MIDDLEBOURNE – Lisa Jackson, a County, a job he greatly enjoyed, ac- veteran of the Tyler County Assessors cording to his obituary. Oiffce, was appointed Nov. 26 to head A week after his death, emotions in the the department after the death of long- Assessors Oiffce and around Tyler time Assessor Jack Hayes. Countys Courthouse were still raw. Jackson, who has worked in the oiffce for 28 years, said she is “confident” she “This is not the way I had hoped to take oiffce,” Jackson said, her voice can continue the high standards set under Hayes leadership. breaking with emotion. “He was a good assessor and a good man.” “I pretty well know every aspect of the Commission President Eric Vincent oiffce,” she said. “The people of Tyler said, “[Hayes] was a blessing to the County know that Im going to con- tinue service in this oiffce and serve the county and will be greatly missed.” public. This oiffce will continue to meet As for Jackson, the next couple of months will be hectic. Oil and natural all state guidelines and code and treat Dr Figueroa Tyler Countys citizens fairly and accu- gas assessments are due to the state, a rately appraise their property.” budget must be prepared for the county commission all while the de- to take over Hayes died Nov. 20 at Ruby Memorial partment tries to hire another person. Hospital in Morgantown following a band Tim for four decades. They have SGH Rural short illness. After retiring from Union “Were still trying to adjust to not hav- two grown children, Amanda and Carbide/Witco at Bens Run, he served ing Jack here,” she added. Luke, and two granddaughter s. Daniel Tyson Health Clinic for 14 years as the assessor of Jackson has been marTyler ried to her hus- By Charles Winslow SISTERSVILLE – Things are moving Santa Claus is forward at Sistersville General Hos- pital’s Rural Health Clinic as a lo- cally well-known and established comin’ to town all doctor will take over the reins come the first of the year and over the MOV! adding new services. Allan Figueroa, MD, who has been here are plenty of opportunities over the next week or so a part of Sistersville’s medical staff Tto let the younglings tell Santa Claus what they want for since 2005, will be in charge of the Christmas. It will take more of Santa’s magic to be in so many Clay Street facility following the places about the same time! Santa took time from checking departure of Drs. Amanda and his naughty and nice lists to chat with The INNformer about his Gary Nichols at the end of their upcoming busy season, read it on page A2. contract mid-December. Inside is also a couple of stories on Christmas safety — ranging from not alerting thieves by posting selfies of your where- Dr. Figueroa, who has been prac- abouts on social media to not overloading electrical power ticing medicine since 1977, will be strips and causing a fire, read them on pages A8 and online merging his Parkersburg family safety and avoiding scams on page A9. medicine oiffce with the Rural Freaking out about baking Health Clinic and bringing Sheila enough cookies for the neigh- Weese, Family Nurse Practitioner, borhood cookie exchange? and his staff with him. See a plethora of cookie “I am looking forward to joining recipes on pages B1-B3. the team and seeing what I can If you or a loved one has issues do and what I can do to make it with depression, loneliness or better,” Figueroa told The INN- stress at this time of year, the former during a recent interview. story on page B3 by Life “My involvement with SGH is not a Coach Katie Logan is for you. new thing. I have had several ad- Looking for a checklist of pos- ventures,” he said with a laugh. sible Santa sightings? We’ve Previously he opened St Marys Ex- got you covered, or Santa press Care for the hospital in 2014. rather, in the event calendar, In addition to bringing his estab- Pages B5-B9. lished patient base from Parkers- burg, his addition allows SGH to expand services the hospital can provide. WNF updates on forest plan revision “My nurse practitioner is very By Charles Winslow recapped the revision process as well as highlighting some good. She loves to learn new stuff of the work being done by the forest service and the Working he sixth of the Wayne National Forests scheduled and is proficient in obesity man- Groups, which are informal and independent advisory pan- T agement, diabetic education and monthly Forest Plan Revision conference calls was held els comprised of “stake holders” in the forest that are pro- at noon Nov. 7, with an identical presentation again at 7 is certified in addiction medicine,” p.m., to provide members of the community with an update viding information for the forest service to consider during he said of the three fields the hos- the initial assessment phases. on progress made on the U.S. Forest Services revision of the Land Management Plan for the Wayne, the Buckeye pital currently does not offer but The groups are working on topics including air quality, are in demand in this rural area. States only national forest. water quality and supply, biodiversity and forest health, local According to the West Virginia De- Earlier this year, the Forest Service announced it would be culture and heritage, renewable energy and outdoor recre- ation. There is also a group dedicated to the concerns of revising and updating the plan, which directs where and partment of Health and Human mineral rights owners, who are eager for natural gas devel- Resources more than two-thirds of under what conditions any activity in the national forest can proceed. opment to proceed in the region. West Virginia adults are consid- The Wayne is made of up a patchwork of some 244,263 Accompanying the 50-minute noon conference call, mod- ered overweight or obese and erated by Waynes Revision Team member Rachel Neuen- Continued on page A2 acres owned by the federal government within a proclama- feldt, was an online webinar PowerPoint presentation, which Continued on page A2 INDEX American Legion gitf drive A4 Christmas safety A8 Word search puzzle B4 WVDEP fines MXP A5 Online consumer fraud alert A9 Events B5-B9 A chat with Santar A2 Independent Glass Co. A6 Restoring Monroe Theatre A10 Crossword puzzle B5 Contour comes to MOV A3 Barth Trust grants A6 RECIPES: Cookies for all B1-B3 Crossword answer B6 Del.-elect David Kelly A3 Back Roads: Long Reach Church A7 Besting the holiday blues B3 Classified ads B7 Tyler County Commission A4 NM synthetic ice rink A7 Book reviews B4 Happening this weekend! B9
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