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Sparking WV Wine & dine inner joy Legislative your coverage valentine See page A10 See page A4 See page B1 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A2, A3, A8, B4, B8, B9 Ohio towns struggling INNformer Page A3 Volume 6, No. 3 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 February 8, 2019 Region leads state, nation in economic growth By Daniel Tyson boom Doddridge, Tyler and Wetzel counties are see- velopment Authority meeting. During the presenta- Not only is this region leading the state in economic ing some growth. tion, authority members were told workforce readi- growth, but the United States as well, thanks to fed- The rebound of natural gas production and pipeline ness was an issue in Tyler County. eral employment, higher education, health care and The desired outcome for broadband in the county is infrastructure construction is adding jobs for neigh- the natural gas industries. boring counties, he said. several, including economic development and edu- The region “is more stable than the nation. Or, at cational service. The industry “is actually something thats creating least, the patterns of the last couple of decades have The initial buildout to span the county is 30 miles of benefits in other counties in the state as well,” he indicated we have greater stability,” John Deskins, di- added. The domino effect is being felt regionally, with fiber and five towers, with an interconnect in Sis- rector of WVUs Bureau of Business and Economic tersville. The preliminary capital spending would be the restaurant and retail sectors seeing an uptick. Research, said. around $3 million, including $108,000 for engineer- Across the region several new businesses have Deskins said the regions major industries are stable; opened catering to the oil and gas workers. ing design and permits, $2.5 million for furnishing and installing 30 buried miles, tower equipment and whereas, the rest of the state is not. Despite this re- The Wetzel County Area Chamber of Commerce did backhaul is $10,000 and interconnection $45,000. gions envious growth rate, the rest of the state lags not return a request for an interview for reaction and Primary routes would include Sistersville to Middle- the nation in every major economic indicator. on what new local businesses have opened their doors because of the growth. bourne, about 12 miles, Middlebourne to Center- Between early 2010 to 2018, the region added more ville/Alma, less than 9 miles, from Centerville to the than 8,000 jobs, resulting in a growth rate of 7 per- While new businesses are opening, many have the Klondike tower about 2.5 miles and Centerville to cent. Most of that growth was in Monongalia, Mar-same complaint – lack of high-speed internet. That the county line, 6.5 miles. In total, 29.66 miles cost- ion, Harrison counties. However, with the oil and gas issue was discussed during a recent Tyler County De- ing about $95,000 per mile. Natural gas is Middlebourne woman indicted on Water rates, West Virginia’s 3 charges of threatening president festival request best hope,’ WHEELING – A Middlebourne woman “Henthorn was indicted by a federal grand jury claimed owner- top Paden City oiffcials say Tuesday, Feb. 5, on threat charges, ship of the posts Council meeting U.S. Attorney Bill Powell said. and exclaimed: By Daniel Tyson PADEN CITY – Passing the first read- ‘time to kill the Taryn Corinne Henthorn,25, was in- ing of an ordinance needed to raise CHARLESTON – From the states president’ (and) ‘I dicted on three counts of “threaten- water rates and the possibility of hold- governor to the head of one of West Vir- ing to kill the president of the United mean it, I will kill ginias leading lobbying groups, many ing a county music festival in the citys States.” She is accused of threaten- him’,” Lipscomb agree oil and natural gas is West Vir- said. “She went on park were among the topics addressed ginias “best hope” for a brighter future. ing on Facebook and elsewhere to at the regular meeting of the Paden to state that as soon as she got her kill Pres. Donald Trump in January City Council Feb. 4. The key to West Virginia becoming an 2019, Powell said in a news release. money caught up, she would travel even bigger player in the oil and natural to D.C. to shoot him.” Representatives from Thrasher Engi- neering, the firm working on the citys gas game is the proposed Appalachian One post, still active Feb. 5 and Henthorn was arrested Jan. 22 on a multi-million dollar water project, pro- Storage and Trade Hub. dated Jan. 11 at 12:33 a.m., said: criminal complaint filed in US District vided an update on preliminary filings “(Expletive) Trump he needs shot “The Appalachian Court. A preliminary hearing and Storage Hub, I think, I’m about to go to Washington DC.” then told council they needed to detention hearing were held Jan. 24 amend the engineering agreement with has limitless possibil- According to press reports, the Se- before U.S. Magistrate Judge James the city as the project moves from plan- ities,” said Brett ning to the design stage. The contract cret Service, the agency responsi- Loflin, president of P. Mazzone, who found probable ble for protecting the president, revisions, said Dan Farrell, senior engi- the Independent Oil cause for the charges. and Natural Gas As- began an investigation Jan. 18 atfer Atfer determining Henthorn to be a neer with Thrasher, would be for- sociation of West Vir- receiving a call from a concerned warded to the citys attorney for review. flight risk, Mazzone ordered her citizen who reported Henthorn was Also during the 39-minute meeting, ginia. “I really do jailed pending prosecution. think the oil and natural gas industry is threatening the president on her council voted 4 to 1 to raise the rates the best hope for West Virginia.” Facebook page. She faces up to five years incarcer- paid by residential water customers by $6.06 as part of a three-year rate in- Loflins comments came during the re- Secret Service Special Agent J. Tad ation and a fine of up to $250,000 crease that will see residential bills in- for each count. Under the Federal cent 2018 winter meeting of the Inde- Lipscomb alleged that another crease to $54.28 when fully Sentencing Guidelines, the actual post, between Jan. 17-18, stated: pendent Oil and Natural Gas implemented. As part of the ordinance, sentence imposed will be based Association in Charleston. “Can’t wait to hurt president trump the water tap fee, paid when a new his days are numbered for sure.” upon the seriousness of the offenses service is connected to the system, will Gov. Jim Justice said the industry has and the prior criminal history, if any, increase from $350 to $450. brought more than 38,000 jobs to the When Charleston-based Lipscomb, of the defendant. Mountain State over the past few years. his agent in charge Thomas Fleming An indictment is merely an accusa- Second Ward Councilman John “JP” Justice said he also believes the storage and the Tyler County Sheriff’s Oiffce tion. A defendant is presumed inno- Springer voted against the ordinance; went to the Middlebourne residence First Ward Councilman Marc “Rick” hub and pipeline projects will create cent unless and until proven guilty. Casteel was absent. Before the vote of her grandmother to speak to Hen- more jobs in West Virginia. Also, he Springer said he wanted to see Thrashers thorn, she “refused to be interviewed Assistant U.S. Attorney Randolph J. said, the jobs created are long-terms, contract changes before voting. perhaps multi-generational. and departed the residence.” Atfer Bernard is prosecuting the case on Council plans to hold the required speaking to her grandmother, they behalf of the government and the “I want jobs here,” he said. “We can have our cake and eat it here, too. The saw Henthorn on the porch. U.S. Secret Service investigated. Continued on page A3 hub, it ensures our security forever the way I see it.” Money issues continue for Matamoras Council During his two years as governor, Jus- tice said the No. 1 economic priority MATAMORAS, Ohio – During the Feb. 4 Village of Mata- early February. After reading citizens complaining about has been the storage hub. Just two moras council meeting the communitys budgetary woes snow not being removed in the village, Schmidt took to weeks ago, Justice and top administra- were apparent. Facebook to explain the situation. tion oiffcials met with parties interested Council members heard one of the villages snow plows in investing in the hub. Apparently nearby snow removal companies saw the post- needed new shoes. After making several calls to local retail- ing, he said, and offered to plow for the village. “We are China Energy has signed a Memoran- ers, village leaders decided to purchase two new shoes from sending thank you letters to those people,” he said of the dum of Understanding investing more a Marietta, Ohio, retailer for $84 each. companies who helped plow. than $83 billion in West Virginias The decision came after more than half an hour of discus- booming industry. Yet, that MOU is In other action, the village agreed to pay their share of a sion, questions and an search on online retailer Amazon. As $9,140 insurance bill, which covers everything from its fleet ambiguous now as the trade war be- Mayor John Schmidt said having an operational snow is tween China and the U.S. continues. of cars and trucks to its buildings. needed in winter. “If we break one, were done,” he said of However, Justice remains optimistic “I know its a lot of money, but we have to have it,” Carol about the deal coming to fruition. snow removal operations. The village also faced an issue of another plow not working Evans-Danvers, village clerk, said. “We have federal guarantee loans that The next regular meeting of the village council is slated Feb. properly, this one appears to have some type of mechanical Continued on page A3 problems, which was discovered during snow removal in 18 at 7 p.m. in the village hall. – Daniel Tyson INDEX WV LEGISLATIVE UPDATE A4-A9 In vino, veritas B3 Regional roundup A2 2 business bills in the news A4 Events B4-B8 Ohio towns struggling A3 Bill trackers A5-A8 Word search puzzle B6 PC hit & run A3 Legislative photos A9 Crossword puzzle B7 Cops & courts: Paden City A3 How to spark your inner joy A10 Crossword answer B8 WV revenue collections drop A4 RECIPES: Wine & dine B1-B3 Back roads: B9
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