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Sistersville excess Tyler, levy explained, Wetzel sample ballot county See A8 Rejoice! DOH road He is projects not here; listed He has √risen See A6-A7 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A2, A3, A4, Partnering for ATV safety A5, B8, B9 INNformer Page A10 Volume 6, No. 8 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 April 19, 2019 MAPS Air Personnel Museum: issues, re Where history takes lfight! department From the cockpit of a Goodyear blimp to the dominate dependable C-47 transport to the engine compart- Sistersville ment of an F-16 ghter, the history of ight, Council especially By Charles Winslow military is preserved at the SISTERSVILLE – The reappointment MAPS Air of Sistersvilles city recorder and police Museum in chief, the first reading of an ordinance North Canton. to raise police department fees and is- See story sues relating to the fire department and more were among the many items addressed photos on A2. by the Sistersville City Council during its regular monthly meeting April 8. Following a 30-minute executive ses- sion, at the end of the nearly two-hour Ferry: Will she or wont she run? meeting, it was announced City Recorder Heather Rice had rescinded her resignation tendered at the March SISTERSVILLE – Everything is ready driving a truck for a local garbage com- the ferry landings at Sistersville and Fly, Ohio. meeting and set to take effect April 8 – to go for the Sistersville Ferrys 202nd pany, leaving the popular city-owned the date the council would vote on an- operating season, except for one thing passenger and vehicle ferry with no one Gage said the ferry board is still hope- nual appointments, and that she was – a pilot to operate her. to operate her. ful they will be able to find a qualified being put forward for reappointment. pilot and are reaching out to Ohio “Currently the Sistersville FerThe main issue fry is acing the ferry board Council members present, Bonnie River towing operations and to retired looking for pilots for the 2019 season.is the US Coast Guard requires a spe- Hizer, Brandon Chadock and Richard We will not be able to detercialty 100 mine an Ton Master of Towing li-pilots in an attempt to salvage this opening date until we have hired pilots cense for Western Rivers, with radaryear s season. Long werre absent, voted to reappoint and deck hands,” explained Barbaraendorsement, to pilot the v essel. With Ms. Rice, the daughter in-law of Mayor Gage, chair of the Ferry Board, during the increase in river traiffc these pilots It was also announced during the April Bill Rice, to another one-year term and their April 16 meeting. command far more than the small op- 8 Sistersville Council meeting that the to return the position to salaried, in- ferry board has decided to relinquish eration can afford. stead of hourly. Her predecessor, Chad During the winter Capt. Bo Hause – control of the citys docks back to the Edwards, had requested he be paid on Also at risk is the annual Ohio River who had operated the City of Sis- city because, as Gage explained, they an hourly basis. Heather Rices pay will Ferryboat Festival traditionally held at tersville II, with its attached eight-car do not have the manpower or funding be $31,000 per year. Also, council barge, for the past several years – re-the end of July. This singular two-state necessary to repair the docks and man- agreed to advertise for an assistant – a festival draws hundreds of people to signed to take a year-round position age them. Charles Winslow position left vacant since she took over the recorders role in February 2018. Drug usage boosts hepatitis C cases in area Council also unanimously reappointed Police Chief Rob Haught for another year. The most common ” Guiler said. s blood, Tyson another person By Daniel this region is by sharing injection nee- way of spreading in Council unanimously approved the three-part series the second in a This is s note: Editor she said. while injecting heroin, dles first reading of the ordinance that will on the Wetzel Tyler Health Department. e re- hav both public and privately funded, the number of confirmed cases of hep- Several studies, raise the police fee residents pay to give the increase in With ver- the nation in deaths by heroin o West Virginia leads Tyler Health De- vealed the departments personnel a 10 per- the Wetzel warning from atitis C comes a with Narcan, w equipped Area first responders are no tested. dose. cent raise. Under the proposed ordi- Get partment: . verdose calls and deaths the o but still report a rise in nance, rates for residential payers will The INN- ailable before were not readily av While figures increase $2.75 to $9.15 per month, for Guiler said hep C is transmitted diseases, Unlike sexually s nurse, the department Ashley Guiler, s deadline, former a total of $109.80 per year. Commer- way of there is no meaning the quiet disease, why this area is known as the regions high rate of drug activity is said cial will raise to $14.55 per month or e t hav “Sometimes people don the disease. knowing if one is infected. experiencing an increase in ” she said. $175 per year. s the problem, that symptoms and er. A hep C in- the liv virus that infects Hep C is caused by a ention The council also addressed some of the to the Centers for Disease Control and Prev According the er and cause the liv to inflammation of fection can lead with acute hepatitis confusion over the fees collected by the to 80 percent of people about 70 percent she explained. y liver cells, to attack health immune system city for the Sistersville Volunteer Fire however, can . Some people, y symptoms e an C do not hav ere symptoms soon after being infected. Department. Last year Tyler County to sev have mild when through blood-to-blood contact or “It can be spread with Continued on page A8 the blood from a person with hep C comes into contact Continued on page A4 Matamoras Council slates April 22 meeting to decide pool opening MATAMORAS, Ohio – For almost an hour during the regular April 15 meeting, nearly 20 people packed the meeting room of the Village of Matamoras to show support for opening the pool on Memorial Day. The main topics were . e it will not lose money this summercost of opening the pool and how to ensur Last year the village lost about $8,000 by opening the recreational facility. Becky Felton said a pool shop owner recently examined the pool to mixed results. “The pool is in bad shape because it’s been neglected for years. We have water leaks coming from lines frozen because it wasn’t drained properly.” However, she reported the pool expert said the pool isn’t beyond repair. Key among the issues are two jets that must be examined, which requires drilling through concrete. Those in attendance made several suggestions on how to keep the pool operational this season. One suggested “Adopt a Kid,” where a member of the public could purchase a season pass for a low-income child. Last sum- Continued on page A4 INDEX WNF conference call A4 Sistersville excess levy renewal A8 Events B4-B9 Regional roundup A5 DEP fines MarkWest A9 Crossword puzzle B6 Day trip: Air Museum A2 Cops & Courts A5 Teaming up for ATV safety A10 Word search puzzle B7 A ‘Jenny’ in Sistersville A3 Tyler County DOH road list A6 RECIPES: Hawaii’s Lei Day B1-B3 Crossword answer B8 Pollce Chief’s FEMA training A4 Wetzel County DOH road list A7 Resist technology’s take over B3 Happening this weekend B9
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