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Give your Boosting the special lady See A7 breakfast in bed on her day How to get a job See A4 See B1 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A2, A5, A9, Road repairs update A10, B4, B7, B8, B9 INNformer Page A8 Volume 6, No. 9 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 May 3, 2019 New Matamoras Council will open pool this summer NEW MATAMORAS, Ohio – The Village of Mata- Council member Jerry Knowlton, who inspected the not continue to float the pool and within a few years moras pool will open this summer after council pool recently, said it is in bad shape and gave an es- it might shut down. But in the end, he said, a pool is agreed to cover the cost, while a newly formed group timate of $17,000 in materials alone to fix the 50- needed for the village. Schmidt said he has seen chil- begins an intense fundraising effort to keep the recre- year-old recreational attraction. Next year, he dren drowned in rivers and creeks and its not a sight ational facility open in the future. cautioned, costly electrical repairs will be needed. to forget. “Its the most gruesome sight you will ever During a special meeting April 22, about a dozen peo- see,” he said. “How many lives have we saved by Most concerning to those attending was where the ple showed up to discuss how to keep the pool open in 10,000 gallons of water go that the pool loses daily. opening the pool each year?” the coming years as the village continues to struggle fi- “Its creating a cavern,” Knowlton said. “Its eroding As a fundraising campaign, the newly formed group, nancially. The new group, Friends of the New Mata- somewhere.” will ask potential donors: “What other recreational moras Pool, will “fundraise nonstop” to keep the activities do your children have?” facility open, Becky Felton, one of the organizers, said. In the past several years, the village has lost thou- Council agreed to cover the cost of opening the pool, sands of dollars on the pool. Last year, village oiffcials The answer is none, Felton said. which included painting, crack repairs and purchas- estimated the deficit was more than $8,000. Donations can be dropped off at Peoples Savings Bank, 710 2nd St., make checks payable to The Mayor John Schmidt delivered the grim news that ing a new chemical pump, plus pay for the electric, water and salaries of lifeguards. with the villages finances in such dire straits, it can- Friends of New Matamoras Pool. – Daniel Tyson Sistersville sets budget in special meeting SISTERSVILLE – Following the April 23 renewal of the citys excess levy by residents, Sistersvilles City Council met in special session April 30 to review and approve the annual budget for up- coming fiscal year, which starts July 1. The $866,017 budget anticipates ex- penditures of $230,026 on police pro- tection, which includes the 10 percent raise for department personnel recently approved by the council. $80,877 is earmarked for the Sistersville Volunteer Fire Department, $209,763 for the citys garbage collection, $116,928 for the Street Department, and $53,955 to operate City Hall. When somebunny loves you! Rainy weather forced the area’s Easter egg hunts The budget also sets the Recorder Of- indoors but that just made for easier gathering! See more photos on A9 and A10 and story on A10. fices expenditures at $44,070, the Mayors Oiffce at $3,190, City Coun- cils at $4,090 and the Police Judges Oiffce at $1,600. WNF’s revision plan moves forward On the revenue side of the ledger, the budget anticipates collecting $209,763 During the Wayne National Forests from garbage fees, $129,184 in prop- Service announced they were updating nounced at a later date. One of the Plan Revision monthly conference call the plan, a lengthy and multi-step erty taxes, $63,274 from the excess supplemental reports that will be in- held May 1, the Waynes revision team process. cluded will focus on mineral resources levy, $50,000 from an excise tax on util- updated listeners on the progress being ities, $100,000 from sales tax, $5,000 development, although it will be re- During the 35-minute call WNFs from wine and liquor tax, $12,000 from made revising the Land Management leased separately from the Draft As- Rachel Neuenfeld said the initial Draft gaming income, $1,500 from video lot- Plan and explained some of the addi- sessment. tional supplemental reports that will be Assessment, which explores the current tery, $200 from accident reports and conditions within the Wayne, has been On the first Wednesday of each month, included in the preliminary draft as- $100 for parking violations. forwarded to the Forest Services re- sessment. gional oiffce for a review. the Forest Plan Revision Team holds two Franchise fees are expected to bring in identical conference call and webinar The Land Management Plan outlines updates at noon and 7 p.m. EST. To join $15,000 and $2,700 for building and Once that is completed there will be a what, and under what conditions, ac- miscellaneous permits. The Interstate these calls, dial 1 (888) 844-9904 and 45-day public comment period with tivities – including natural gas develop- Registration Plan is marked for $5,000; enter the access code 296-1260#. Visit the forest service planning on having ment – can take place within the supplemental taxes $10,000, and unas- the Forest Plan revision webpage, two of the seven public meetings held Wayne, the Buckeye States only na- signed fund balance of $1,500. in Woodsfield and Marietta. The dates fs.usda.gov/main/wayne/landmanage- tional forest. Last year the U.S. Forest and times of those meetings will be an- ment/planning, for a link to the webinar. Continued on page A7 Health Department offers free to low-cost vaccinations By Daniel Tyson Guiler said four vaccines the community should know the Wetzel-Tyler Health Department offers are life While the nation is embroiled in a debate over the importance of vaccines, a key function of the Wetzel- savers. By getting the shots, she said, the individual is more likely to avoid getting pneumococcal meningitis, Tyler Health Department is educating the general public about the importance of immunization shots. pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease and the human papillomavirus, also known as HPV. Ashley Guiler, the clinics nurse, said the department The Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) is offers all vaccines needed for children from birth to vital to avoid pneumococcal meningitis, which if left 18 years old. The department also offers a number untreated can cause deafness, brain damage and kills of vaccines for adults, including Shingrix, which is used in combating shingles. about one child in 10 who get it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Many of our vaccines are free or low cost,” Guiler The disease is caused by bacteria that spreads from said. “People can spend hundreds of dollars getting these vaccines somewhere else, but here its very low person to person through close contact. It can infect cost when we have to charge.” Continued on page A7 INDEX Regional roundup A5 Tyler & Wetzel DOH roads list A8 Graduation dates B4 New Martinsville on CYS tour A5 Easter Egg hunts A9-A10 Word search puzzle B6 Back Roads: Duffy A2 Railway P.O. photo A6 RECIPES: Breakfast in bed Crossword puzzle B7 Bullring upgrades A7 for mom B1-B3 Crossword answer B8 Pine Grove gets CDBG grant A3 DEP permit A7 Parents’ fault or the kids’? B3 Online park reservations B9 How to get a job A4 Cops & courts A7 Events B4-B9 Happening this weekend B9
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