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Dedication of Emergency Services Building Set for Monday

The dedication and ribbon cutting of the new Marshall County Emergency Medical Services building will take place from 4-6 p.m. Monday at the facility, located at 14 Wilson Drive in Cameron.

Services from the building began on July 30 following the renovation of the structure. Still to be added will be a garage to house the ambulances utilized for emergency calls and transports by the EMS personnel.

As to the building, it is being leased to the Marshall County Commission from WVUMedicine/Reynolds Memorial Hospital, which formerly used it as a fitness center.

The new EMS service came about as the result of several issues: the decline in numbers of volunteers, the disbanding of the Cameron EMS, and the need for a quicker response.

County administrator Betsy Frohnapfel said, “Once the Cameron EMS was no longer in existence, the nearest emergency service came from Limestone, and if the Limestone EMS didn’t have a crew available, then an ambulance had to come from Moundsville.” She added, “The county commissioners decided that the way to provide better response time was to have EMS personnel housed in the Cameron area.”

The county commissioners then named a committee comprised of Frohnapfel, county EMA Director Tom Hart, county 911 Director Larry Newell, and one individual from each of volunteer EMS in the county to evaluate the situation and make recommendations.

Frohnapfel said two recommendations were submitted by the commissioners, one being to either work with EMS agencies to establish a county-owned EMS, or bring in established squads to operate out of the area.

The county-owned EMS proposal, which the commissioners chose, included providing squad vehicles, supplies and qualified personnel.

The county commission has entered into a one-year contract with HealthTeam Critical Care Transport, a private emergency services provider, a wholly owned subsidiary of HealthNet Aeromedical Services of Charleston, which has been responsible for educational tools for the paramedics and emergency medical technicians, management and daily oversight. The county commissioners have also entered into an agreement with Cameron Continuous Care Center do transports to and from the facility.

Frohnapfel said, “During the past six weeks, things have gone very well with this undertaking. The personnel at the facility have become a part of the Cameron community, attending functions in the city, including school supporting events.”

The new service is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The area being served is some 212 square miles, with population of some 1,900.

As to Monday’s open house, Frohnapfel will be introducing Clinton Burley of HealthNet and Marshall County Commission President Bob Miller, both of whom will be speaking.

The public is invited to attend.

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While two meetings ago, the Marshall County Commission signed a resolution that fully supports and urges the public to vote in approval of the Roads Amendment on Oct. 7 to support the development of West Virginia, this past week the commissioners and those in attendance learned more from Department of Transportation District 6 Engineer Gus Suwaid about the Roads to Prosperity Amendment of 2017. If passed, it would provide for the improvement and construction of safe roads in the state by the issuance of bonds not to exceed $1.6 billion.

By the way, any voter who is not registered has one day in which to register, that day being today. You can register online by going to this link: ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register.

Early voting will begin this Friday and continue through Oct. 4.

Although Suwaid’s presentation included the entire state, it did emphasize what would be taking place in District 6 — Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler counties.

Much of his emphasis was that there would be no tax increase.

Suwaid stressed that bridges are one of the largest problems in the state, with I-70 through Ohio County being a major problem. He spoke of the bridge problems, the fact being the bridges were getting older and as a result inspections are necessary more frequently.

Those wishing to learn of what projects will be undertaken in each county they can obtain the information by going to www.transportation.wv.gov.

Getting back to the resolution signed by the Marshall County commissioners two weeks ago, it mentioned that any expansion of W.Va. 2 would help capitalize on natural gas and manufacturing development in the Ohio Valley as manufacturing requires reliable four-lane transportation to move products to market, thus communities would benefit in several ways.

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The Moundsville Lions Club this past week had as their guests several cast members of the country musical, “Ticket to Nashville,” to be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. next Sunday at the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling.

Producer Robin Capehart, a Marshall County native (Lindsey Lane), introduced the four cast members, who sang before the Lions Club members.

Capehart described the production as a new country musical for the entire family, featuring favorite classic country songs. He said tickets can be purchased at www.tickettonashvilleshow.com.

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Bids received from three architects who have submitted quotations for doing work at the former West Virginia Penitentiary will be opened on Monday.

The successful bidder will be responsible for providing information dealing with the restoration of four rooms and adjacent hallways directly beyond the former main entrance to the penitentiary, the work being called a Master Interior Restoration Plan.

The Moundsville Economic Development Council, leasee of the former prison, and the West Virginia Division of Finance and Administration on behalf of the state Division of Culture and History, have agreed to provide funding a planning grant that being the architectural study.

Since the former penitentiary is an historic West Virginia icon, several steps are needed before changes can be made to the structure.

The ultimate goal is to have the Marshall County Historical Society to utilize the area listed above.

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The Marshall County Historic Landmark Commission will hold a community wide craft show from 4-8 p.m. on Oct.19 at the Training Center at the former West Virginia Penitentiary. Those wishing to have a booth either inside or outside are to send their registrations by Sept. 28 to Hilda Blake, 1200 Sixth St., Moundville.

Anyone wishing additional information is asked to call 304-281-4550 or email to dobbs1942@yahoo.com.

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Sept. 29 is the deadline for obtaining tickets to the annual dinner of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce, to be held Oct. 5 at the Moundsville Center within the walls of the former West Virginia Penitentiary. The speaker will be Oliver Luck, former West Virginia University quarterback and athletic director. The master of ceremonies will be Steve Mazure.

Two awards will be presented. They are the Dr. David L. Ealy Community Service Achievement Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The meal caterer will be Generations. Sponsors of the the event are the Marshall County Commission, Platinum; AEP Wheeling and Mitchell Plant, Main Street Bank, Noble Energy and WesBanco, Gold; Williams Energy, BB&T Bank, United Bank, Westlake Chemical, MEDC, Sleep Inn and Suites and Grisell Funeral Homes.

The public is invited to attend with tickets to be obtained by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 304-85-2773.

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There will be a kickball tournament at St. Jude Park, Glen Dale, this coming Saturday, sponsored by the Moundsville Recreation Department, Hudson Premier Physical Therapy & Fitness and State Farm (Lorri Grisell).

The tournament will begin at 8 a.m.

Team rosters will be comprised of 10 individuals, male and female. At least four players must be of the opposite sex.

The public invited to attend the event.

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The Marshall-Wetzel-Tyler Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, will be holding a steak fry at 6 p.m. on Oct. 7 at St. Jude Park, Glen Dale.

There will also be door prizes, a silent auction and a 50/50 auction.

The event is open to the public.

Tickets can be obtained by calling 304-639-6318 (Chuck), 304-545-7781 (B.B.), via email at marshallcoump@yahoo.com, tickets will also be available at the door.

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