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City eyes annexation

By Al Owens
Meeting in regular session last week, the Vanceburg City Council heard from a Black Oak area resident concerning annexation up to that area into the city.

Jim Shelton appeared before the council and requested that the body consider annexing the eastern portion of the county from town to the Black Oak Industrial Park as part of the city. Shelton said, "I feel if the city doesn't grow, the county won't grow."

Mayor William T. Cooper told Shelton that the city would like to annex the land to Sand Branch.

Shelton informed the council that he has talked to six property owners and they are all in favor of annexation.

The mayor added that less than a week ago, the president of Coroplast had asked him, "When are we going to be annexed?'

He explained that the service a citizen gets as part of the city far outweighs the amount of taxes paid.

Cooper declared that all the surrounding towns had annexed county property and have grown but Vanceburg hasn't done so and has not grown in pace with its neighbors. He said that the council supports annexation 100%.

The mayor suggested that the north border be the Ohio River and the south border be the south side of Ky. Route 8.

Shelton agreed to contact all the property owners and start a petition asking for the annexation process to begin. The petition will be made available in the city building and residents may drop in during office hours to sign the petition.

Many attend show of support

Under cloudless skies and near perfect weather conditions, an estimated 200 area residents attended a show of support for the troops in Iraq, hosted by the Lewis County Ministerial Association.
Members of the Lewis County High School Band, seated on the deck behind the large gazebo section, played the National Anthem, My Old Kentucky Home and Taps.
Rev. Rob Morton read a list of more than 100 names representing all those who have died thus far during the war. He also read a list of those missing in action.

Rev. Howard Wilson read a list of nearly 40 names of those from Lewis County who have been activated or deployed.

Members of VFW Post 5438 placed a wreath at the base of the flag pole in honor of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Yellow Ribbons were presented to those in attendance including large ribbons, which could be placed on doors or trees, and small ribbons, which could be pinned to clothing.

Rev. Wilson requests family members of those who are from Lewis County and whose names are not included below, to submit the names of those service men and women by calling 606-796-3031.

Items were also collected Sunday to ship to those in active duty. Included in a list provided by Lewis County Ministerial Association President Kevin Cornette were phone cards, wet wipes, lip balm, hard candy, sun block, skin lotion, and AA batteries. Items may also be brought to the community Good Friday Service.

Dennis Brown/Lewis County Herald

An estimated 200 area residents turned out at Veterans Memorial Park for a show of support of the troops. The Lewis County Ministerial Association was in charge of the event.

The list of Lewis Countians read Sunday included:

Dallas Doyle, Estille Gilliam, Eric Bolander, Jason Lawson, Jamie Reynolds, Kevin Sanders, Raymond Kreher, Brian Thomas, Donna Lewis, Adriana Dunaway, Shane Baldwin, Sheina Kegley, James Forman, Kelly Wade Rouse, John Quillen, Cecil Webb, Joey Webb, Adam Hughes, Richard Wilson, Chris Owens, Joseph Scott Owens, Joseph Lee Owens, Greg Polley, Michael W. Doran Jr., Davin Bentley, Gary Heath, Rick Lowery, David Sweet, William Todd Wisecup, Jeremy Hunter, Levi Hunter, Jeff Cox, Steven Bilyeu, Brian Spencer, Nathan Plank, Ryan Hilger and Josh Brown.

Board reviews storm damage

By Al Owens
Meeting in regular session last week, the Electric Plant Board of the City of Vanceburg heard an encouraging report from Superintendent Phil Kennedy.

He said that on Friday, April 4, a storm swept through the area and a large tree limb fell across a line near the Bradford Lane substation. However, he said, utility company employees restored the power in about an hour. He told the board that tree trimmers are in the area and are cutting back dangerous trees but isolated cases are still apt to occur.

Referring to the Southern Lewis County Water Project, he reported that workers are nearly finished on Straight Fork.

Kennedy said that once the lines are completed, the water hook-ups there would be done quickly since a water storage tank does not have to be installed.
He also said that the utility company had submitted its first project to FEMA as a result of the ice storm February 15-16. The project cost totals $246,000. He said that about 95 percent of that was money already spent, mostly for expenses and work by contractors. More projects will be submitted to FEMA, but one at a time.

He reported that nearly all the materials needed to rebuild the structures in Flat Hollow that were damaged in the ice storm are on hand. During the emergency, temporary repairs were made to restore service but the structures need to be totally redone.

Photo Catch

Ashley Logan/Lewis County Herald

Pictured, left to right, are Bill Johnson, Manager of Post Officer Operations, Teri Thomas, the new Vanceburg Postmaster, and Pauline Applegate, the recently retired Vanceburg Postmaster, at the Vanceburg Post Office during installation of the new postmaster.

Dennis Brown/Lewis County Herald

Lt. Tom Flannigan investigated an accident last week involving an auto and a school bus. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

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Motorists were re-routed last week on Lower Kinney Road as the result of this mud slide following several inches of rain in the area. County workers had the roadway cleared within a couple of days.

Dennis Brown/Lewis County Herald

NAME THAT CRITTER . . . This rarely seen Red Bat visited Vanceburg over the weekend. Normally a solitary forest dweller, this little fellow spent Saturday roosting next to the ATM machine at Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust.

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