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Recipe Star Wars refresh for NYE with Instant Pot the Nailers See page B1 See page A8 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A3, A5, A6, B6 Pipelines build WV jobs INNformer Page A7 Volume 6, No. 1 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 January 11, 2019 PC residents to see $7/month water rate hike Municipal election set for June 7, candidate declarations due March 14 By Charles Winslow water well is scheduled to start imme- diately. PADEN CITY – The appointment of Hochstrasser then read the required an assistant superintendent for public Election Law proclamation, stating works and the first reading of an ordi- that June 7, 2019, has been set as the nance to raise water rates charged to date for the next municipal election. Paden City residents were among the Three members of city council, one topics addressed by the Paden City from each ward, will be elected for a Council during their first regular monthly meeting of the year Jan. 7. two-year term. Any qualified person desiring to run Mayor Clyde Hochstrasser updated council on progress being made at the for council must file their intention, fill water department. The telemetry sys- out the necessary forms and pay a fil- ing fee of $10 at the City Recorders of- tem, which maintains the levels in the citys water tanks, has been completely fice on, or before, March 14. replaced, he reported, adding that Council took up the issue of raising the maintenance work on the Number 4 Continued on page A5 Work continues on Ohio 7 slip 1 year later NEWPORT, Ohio – Excavation andRittenhouse, public information oiff- stabilization work continue at the cer for ODOT’s District 10, explained. site of last February’s massive land- “We anticipate that paving will take slide on Ohio Route 7, just north of place in May, with the overall proj- Newport in Washington County. ect completion being mid-June. While it was originally thought the “We appreciate the public’s patience clean up and stabilization would be as we have addressed this and completed by early last summer, dozens of other landslides throughout site conditions required the contrac- southeastern Ohio,” Rittenhouse said. tor, Columbus-based Kokosing Con- “This is the largest of the landslides struction, to employ a slower we’ve been dealing with, so con- method of dirt and rock removal struction is taking a lot longer than it and pushed the construction costs has on some of the smaller land- for the project up from $2.5 million to slides.” an estimated $6.8 million. Last winter’s harsh weather and Currently, excavation work is ex- heavy summer rains took a toll on pected to be finished by early to mid February. roadways in southeastern Ohio. in July there were 80 landslides in ODOT District 10’s region, resulting in “Atfer excavation is completed the the temporary closure of four roads contractor will construct a rock catchment berm, make the tie-ins to and lane restrictions on 20 more and existing drainage structures and in-costing an estimated $88 million to repair. Charles WInslow stall new paved gutters,” Ashley New county commissioner Matamoras misses his rst meeting Council tables MIDDLEBOURNE – A mix up with dates caused newly police chief elected Tyler County Commissioner Mike Smith to miss his first meeting on Jan. 8. decision again During its September meeting, commissioners changed their meeting from the second and fourth Wednesday of each MATAMORAS, Ohio – Village leaders month to the second and fourth Tuesday starting in 2019. tabled naming a new police chief for “I got a call this morning from Mike saying he got his dates the second time at the Jan. 7 meeting mixed up and he is changing his schedule, so he can be here as two council members were absent. on the right dates,” Commission President Eric Vincent said. “I think its important for our village Smith was elected to replace David Kelly, who won a seat that those absent vote on this,” said in the West Virginia House in November. Council member Jerry Felton, as to why he recommended tabling the hiring. The commission approved the purchase of a new digital fin- “Well feel better if everyone has a gerprinting machine for the Tyler County Sheriffs Oiffce at vote,” Terry Dunn, said before second- a cost of just over $10,000. They are currently using an 11- ing Feltons motion. year-old machine that has several issues, Sheriff Brian Weigle explained. Members agreed that even if all council Weigle said the new machine will directly link the countys members are not at the Jan. 21 meeting sheriff oiffce with the FBI database when it fingerprints a new chief will be hired. The decision grounds. The brick structure could become a project for the was made after council met for about someone. Roanoke, Virginia-based salvage company that has a series on the DYI network. an hour in executive session. In other action, Commission Vice President John Stender Mayor John Schmidt laid out the vil- shared an idea on what to do with the Tyler County Poor Salvage Dawgs goes into historical buildings to save histor- lages priorities at the opening of coun- Farm house. ical fixtures and architecture, according to its website. The cils first meeting of 2019. The main show is no stranger to West Virginia, having salvaged an “I was sitting at home watching TV,” Stender said, to a faint apartment building in Wheeling, according to the website. issue facing the village is storm/sewer chorus of moans and laughs. “There is this show called Sal- drains. “It doesnt hurt to make a call,” said Vincent said. vage Dawgs. Do you think they would be interested in the “We got one ready to collapse on Main county home?” The next regular Tyler County Commission meeting is Jan. Street. One thats collapsing on State 22 at 9 a.m. at the courthouse. Daniel Tyson For years, the house has been sitting empty at the Fair- Continued on page A3 INDEX Sistersville Citizen’s Band A4 Oil & gas news A7 ArtsLink meeting B4 Schools benefit from oil boom A5 Crossword puzzle A7 Events B4-B6 WV revenue collections A2 PCPD gets ‘new’ cruiser A5 Nailers NYE A8 Happening this weekend B4 Cops & courts A2 Home health care business A6 RECIPES: Instant Pot B1-B3 Crossword answer B5 Dr. Clare retires A3 Regional roundup A3 Word search puzzle A6 Avoid post-holiday crash B3 Column: Christmas hit parade B7
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