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Staff Writer WOODSFIELD Monroe County commissioners are considering holding a public forum to allow broadband providers to showcase services to residents in the county. Commissioner Mick Schumacher said Monday that there are many different carriers that provide internet services in and around the county some that provide good service and some that do not. He said commissioners want to help residents, from a cooperative standpoint, find good and reliable service. Schumacher said a public showcasing of these services would allow residents the option to find what works best for them in the area where they live. “Rather than anyone feel like we’re moving in on somebody’s territory, I think we should have a fair where each one (broadband providers) can set up a table and represent their business, and then have people talk about where they live and what kind of service they have and what they don’t have,” he said. ....
Special to The Times WOODSFIELD Southwestern Energy recently donated $25,000 to the United Way of Guernsey, Noble and Monroe Counties to support local food banks in the area. Amy Dobkin, communications manager for Southwestern, presented the check to local officials Monday during the Monroe County Board of Commissioners’ meeting. The funding will go to the United Way of Guernsey, Noble and Monroe Counties, which will distribute the funds to organizations in the area. The United Way is a nonprofit that helps to fight hunger and homelesseness, according to its website. Commissioner Mick Schumacher said the funding will aid hunger initiatives and food pantries in the county. He said the local United Way is in the process of setting up a grant program where local food banks can apply for the funds. The money will then be distributed to the local initiatives. ....
Staff Writer Photo Provided Amy Dobkin, communications manager for Southwestern Energy, presents a $25,000 check to Monroe County commissioners and the United Way of Guernsey, Noble and Monroe Counties during Monday’s meeting. Also pictured, from left, are United Way Executive Director Marynell Townsend, Commissioner Bill Bolon, Dobkin, Commissioner Diane Burkhart and Commissioner Mick Schumacher. WOODSFIELD Southwestern Energy recently donated $25,000 to the United Way of Guernsey, Noble and Monroe Counties to support local food banks in the area. Amy Dobkin, communications manager for Southwestern, presented the check to local officials Monday during the Monroe County Board of Commissioners’ meeting. The funding will go to the United Way of Guernsey, Noble and Monroe Counties, which will distribute the funds to organizations in the area. The United Way is a nonprofit that helps to fight hunger and homelesseness, according to its website. ....
Staff Writer WOODSFIELD The Blue Racer Midstream Berne Plant is hoping to find funding opportunities for an estimated $750,000 project that would enable its Lewisville plant to connect to the county’s water source. Larry Couch, safety and emergency response coordinator for Blue Racer Midstream, met with county Commissioners Mick Schumacher, Diane Burkhart and Bill Bolon on Monday to discuss options for the plant to connect to Monroe Water Systems, which provides the water service in the area. Couch said the plant currently runs on its own private wells, but company officials would like to connect to the county’s water system. ....
Apr 12, 2021 Photo Provided Monroe County officials attend the second annual Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference at Oglebay Resort. Pictured, from left, are Commissioner Mick Schumacher, Port Authority Director Jason Hamman, county Treasurer Taylor Abbott and Commissioner Diane Burkhart. WHEELING Professionals from around the tri-state area gathered at Oglebay Resort recently to learn about corporate facility location trends in the Appalachian Basin and Ohio River corridor. The conference was attended virtually by others located across the United States. The Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference is produced by Shale Directories and is the first conference of its kind to identify the once-in-a-generation development opportunities created by downstream natural gas and its derivatives in the Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania tri-state area. ....