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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

An accident involving a freight train running into a red Ford Ranger truck took place on Thursday afternoon, causing traffic to be backed up past the Par Mar BP in Sistersville.

The Tyler County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with other law enforcement departments, have raided two alleged “meth labs” in the past week.

Most of the crowd of around 100 citizens that attended the Sistersville city council meeting on July 14 left after the public hearing on the street paving ordinance. If they had stayed, they would have heard the precise amounts their water and sewer bills will be increasing this year and the next two years. Jack Miller of the accounting firm Griffith & Associates presented the figures.

Keep it simple’ was the general consensus of the board members of the Tyler County Museum, referring to the upcoming Centennial Celebration of the Tyler County High School building to take place Aug. 23. They feel the event should be dignified as befitting an educational and historical landmark.

Timothy Wise, 28, Rt. 1 Box 214, New Martinsville, appeared before Judge Karl Mark on July 9 at the Tyler County Courthouse to proceed through information, entering guilty pleas to charges of felony escape and two charges of destruction of property.

Leading our communities through partnerships to make things happen,” is the vision statement of Little Kanawha Resource Conservation and Development. Some of the things that have been happening were enumerated at RC&D’s board meeting, held June 25 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds under the shelter tresses that the organization helped to fund.

On a drive out state Route 18 just four miles outside of Sistersville one might see an usual sight. Are those llamas in that field? No, they are alpacas, some of forty owned by Kocher Farms on Greenwood Road.

The local division of the annual Ohio River Sweep was held June 21 at the Paden City Boat Dock.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

While it may look like an Oscar, the Tyler RAZE Chapter’s second trophy in as many years for best RAZE for RESA 5 actually has more meaning.

By ELIZABETH THOMAS

Staff Writer

A New Martinsville man appeared before Tyler County Circuit Judge Mark Karl July 8 to face arraignment for possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence and fleeing from a law officer. Jason A. Litton, 28, of 79 Helen St., had previously appeared before the bench, but was ordered to return on the eighth after he admitted to using a prescription pain killer prior to his appointment.

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A short-term resolution was signed by Tyler County Commission President Robert “Bob” Wable on July 8 morning guaranteeing funding for the Victims of Crime Advocate program for the next two months.

Busy week” would be an understatement for the city workers of Sistersville. Beginning July 5 at 6 p.m. the crew worked on a water leak on Hedgerow Street. That job lasted until midnight.

Encil McCullough’s Sunday presentation at the Tyler County Museum was more of a biography than a resume as he re-lived the 32 years as a missile photographer and 70-plus years as a man.

Kermit Long has been on the run since 1970.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

By Elizabeth Thomas, Staff Writer

On July 7 Mayor Bill Fox brought the Paden City council meeting to order with a makeshift gavel - a hammer - saying he did not realize he needed to get a gavel. Fox presided over the council with three people new to the table: Glenn Casteel, councilman for the First Ward; Roger Sprague, councilman for the Second Ward; and Clyde Hochstrasser, councilman for the Third Ward. Completing the council were Jarrell Bailey, Cherita Daugherty and Eileen Smittle representing First, Second and Third Wards, respectively.

The Tyler County Board of Education has voted to divest itself of the former board of education building by the Tyler County Museum.

With the new fiscal year, the Tyler County Board of Education has approved meetings for the 2008 and 2009 school year.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced that ArtsLink, Inc. and the New Martinsville Public Library are among 208 libraries, municipalities, arts and culture, higher education, and science organizations to receive a grant to host a Big Read celebration of one of 16 classic novels over the next year. NEA launched the Big Read nationally in 2007 in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

By ELIZABETH THOMAS

Staff Writer

Although starting out in controversy, some positive ideas arose from a public hearing on June 30 regarding new rates for municipal services in Sistersville

Tyler County Board of Education members may make a decision at their next meeting regarding demolition of the former board offices.

A man has been sentenced to 41 years in prison for causing five deaths in a drunken driving crash, despite his claims that another vehicle struck his truck and caused the wreck.

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Nationwide cuts may affect Tyler County as the United States Department of Defense tightens the budget on programs for victims of violent crime.

Tyler County Schools will experience a drop of an estimated 80 students between the outgoing class of 2008 and the incoming kindergarten, meaning a loss of approximately half a million dollars for the 2009 to 2010 school year.

Field collection for Tyler County’s 911 Addressing and Mapping Project will begin on July 9. The Tyler County Commission has contracted with ArborMetrics LLC of Jackson County for the project. This phase of address collection is expected to last five to six weeks. The Tyler County Commission and the 911 Center is asking residents to cooperate with the efforts of ArborMetrics during this time.

Kathy Saul from The Bureau of Senior Services in Charleston was at the Riverfront Senior Center on June 17 educating the attendees on the importance of exercise and eating right. She gave pedometers out along with educational material on how to use them as part of the Stepping Stones program. She also explained Potion Plate, showing the amounts of each of the food groups that should be consumed each day.