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For every $100 you spend Not your at locally owned usual businesses, $68 stays letfovers in the community. Spent at national See B1 chains, only $43 stays See C6-C8 Still Free! Ohio news Inside Pages A3, A6, C3, C4-C5, Christmas tree safety C6-C8, C20-C21, C22-C23 INNformer Page A8 Volume 6, No. 24 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 November 29, 2019 Regional crews prepped, ready for winter here, we ordered about 400 tons of cinders and still By Lea Ann Butcher clear. Priority areas are hills, school zones, truck MID-OHIO VALLEY – Although winter doesn’t of- routes, streets, the marina access, parking lots, alleys haven’t received all of it. We think we’re still owed ficially arrive until Dec. 21, the area was teased with and the walking trail in descending order. about 200 tons.We usually start out with 60 tons and go from there,” Rice said. Billiter noted it is important to clear your driveway a dusting of snow earlier in November. However, local government agencies were already well on their wihtout hindering the plows getting through. Do not Sistersville has a truck with an attached plow and a way to preparing to treat roads and keep drivers safe. throw driveway snow into the road but instead collect dump truck with a spreader. However, he said the it to either side of the driveway. He also said if any In Paden City, Public Works Superintendent Josh Bil- dump truck is more than 20 years old and he is pric- parked vehicles prevent the plows from navigating liter said the city usually purchases about 80 tons of ing a new one. safely, that street or area will be skipped until it is safe. The city has four street department employees who cinders per year, but due to last winter’s mildness “The state is responsible for Route 2, Robinson have not purchased any for this year. “We have a will first hit Sistersville General Hospital, Genesis stockpile of cinders not used last year and about 500 Street and Rural Street,” he added. Healthcare and the apartment buildings on that hill, pounds of salt for sidewalks,” he said. In Sistersville, Mayor Bill Rice said there is not a spe- then other hills, Sistersville Elementary School, cific line item for snow removal, it falls into the street downtown streets and intersections onto Route 2. The city has two trucks with plows, two spreaders, a department budget. Middlebourne Town Manager Tena LeMasters also backhoe and a John Deere tractor with a spreader that will help the six-member city crew keep roads“When Chad Edw ards (previous city recorder) was Continued on page A2 Sistersville PD, Tyler Co. Sheriff’s Santa Claus is Oiffce join for comin’ to town all Shop with a Cop By Charles Winslow over the MOV! SISTERSVILLE – Continuing a tradi- tion that started with just one small boy here are oodles of opportunities to let the younglings tell from Sistersville six years ago, the Sis- TSanta Claus what they want for Christmas. It will take tersville Police Department and Tyler Santa’s magic to be in so many places at the same time! County Sheriff’s Oiffce will again make Be sure to read about Christmas tree safety starting with not Christmas a little happier for some Tyler County elementary school stu- overloading electrical power strips and causing a fire on A8 dents chosen to participate in this as well as a column by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick year’s Shop with a Cop program. Morrisey on not letting scammers steal Christmas on A3. “I really enjoy ‘Shop with a Cop’,” Rob Worried about the kiddos receiving an inappropriate gitf? Life Haught, Sistersville police chief, said. Coach Katie Logan has the answer for yo on B5. “It has grown every year and we get more and more support. It’s rewarding Hoping for a Santa sighting? We’ve got you covered, or Santa being able to help these kids and take rather, in the event listings in them shopping to get things they nor- the Insider. Meanwhile, here’s mally couldn’t get. All the oiffcers a quick rundown of munici- enjoy the experience.” palities an elf told us where The Shop with a Cop program allows Santa will be. young children from disadvantaged Saturday, Nov. 30 – At the homes to go Christmas shopping with lighted parades in Bellaire and a police oiffcer with money donated by individuals and local businesses, with Marietta. the fundraising goal of $250 per child. Friday, Dec. 6 – At the lighted The schools pick the children who will parade in Sistersville. participate, with six from Sistersville Saturday, Dec. 7 – At Josephs and 10 from Boreman, based on a Mils and Woodsfield then number of criteria, and permission slips will be sent out to parents asking lighted parades in Middle- what they need and if there are any bourne, New Martinsville, items that are prohibited. Matamoras and Barnesville. Because transporting the kids and their gifts will require a much larger sleigh than the standard police cruiser, the Tyler County Board of Education again has agreed to provide a bus to take the chil- Sternwheeler J.A. Cresap arrives in Hannibal dren on their shopping trip. The presents HANNIBAL, Ohio – It’s taken more will be gift wrapped by volunteers before than nine decades, but the last of the arriving at the children’s homes. Clarington-built boats finally made it back to Monroe County – this time for Donations for Sistersville’s Shop with good. a Cop program can be dropped off to the water clerk at Sistersville City Hall The J.A. Cresap, the 66-foot-long, 96- during normal business hours or given year-old wooden towboat built in Clar- to any SPD oiffcer. The Tyler County ington’s Mozena Brothers Boatyard, Sheriff’s Oiffce will accept checks, as well as cash and Walmart gift cards, at arrived at the Hannibal Industrial Park Tuesday, Nov. 26, after a 750-mile their oiffce. Please note “Shop with a journey from its former home in Gut- Cop” in the memo. Donations will be accepted until Wednesday, Dec. 4. tenberg, Iowa. But instead of coming by water, the age and condition of the “I am really happy with the donations historic stern-wheeler made it neces- and support we have received in the sary to haul her over the roads on the past,” Haught added. “Everyone has been very generous. While everyone is back of a heavy lift trailer. the American Queen Steamboatwhen the boat arrived and assisted vol- asking for money this time of year, sup- The J.A. Cresap was donated to the Company. unteers from the river museum and porting our program can give immedi- Ohio Valley River Museum by its pre- employees from the Hannibal Indus- vious owner, Gary Frommelt, who is ate feedback and will do some good Frommelt, who has owned the towboat Continued on page A2 locally.” vice president of marine operations for since the early 1980s, was on hand INDEX Barth grants announced A5 Tyler County BOE B5 Happening THIS weekend C4-C5 Matamoras Council A6 Keeping calm at holidays B5 Shop local! C6-C8 Tyler County Commission A2 Powhatan Point Council A6 Prep oil & gas training B6 Puzzles C9 Wetzel County Commission A2 MOV group for cracker plant A6 New way to fight opioid addiction B6 Classifieds C10 Monroe County Commission A3 OBARR contest A7 Author J. Mark Wood B7 Comics C11-C14 Column: Beware scammers A3 Christmas tree safety A8 PCHS teacher Bill Bell B7 Events C15-C21 Back Roads: Back to Indian Creek A4 RECIPES: Extraordinary letfovers B1-B3 INSIDER Crossword answer C21 West Virginia news A5 TCHS honor roll B4 Feature: The Nutcracker C2-C3 Happening NEXT week C22-C23
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