WEST LOGAN - The West Logan Town Council swore in a new member on Monday night. Ruby Moore took the Oath of Office on May 17, stepping into the shoes of her husband, the late Howard Moore, who was one of the more reliable council members in terms of attendance and activity. He had passed away unexpectedly recently stunning council members and the community.

“I’ll do it,” Ruby Moore said when Town Attorney Dan Dahill swore her in.

Mayor Darren Akers had some good news for the town - West Logan’s finances are looking good.

“We are getting back up there with recent payments of Business and Occupation taxes,” Akers said.

“We had a good month,” councilmember Kristi Adkins said, explaining, “it was the end of the quarter.’

One local business is still a bit late on payments but others had come through, and paid up, Akers said. “We have a loss throughout the year of $3,200, even though we bought a truck this winter.”

Adkins said the fiscal year ends in June and a payment is due to Brickstreet of $1,800 and $700 for a legal ad.

Police Chief Robert Ward discussed the safety report, noting all city buildings were inspected and okay. Ward said the towns’ police car needed to repairs and Stollings Auto Body came in with the lowest cost for repairs and did the work for $414.

• One resident discussed problems with a dangerous, dilapidated building near his house. The man actually owns four fifths of the structure and said it is falling apart and has become a hazard.

Chief Robert Ward agreed, saying “It’s completely uninhabitable.”

Mayor Darren Akers gave Ward permission to write a letter saying the house was dilapidated and was a safety hazard and to give it to the Logan County Commission.

In other West Logan news:

• April minutes were approved.

• Bills were approved.

• Mayor Darren Akers told Chief Ward to have Glen Dingess and Les Finley of the West Logan Street Department help cut some trees in one area of town. Akers asked Chief Ward to block traffic while the street department employees trimmed the limbs.

• Deloris Murray said one person in the neighborhood complained about people speeding near her home during the first of the month and said one car had actually struck her property.

Murray said Mike Spencer wanted to have a ribbon cutting and grand opening for his new Stop&Go deli and convenience store, which is located across the street from the Mountain Trail Inn by the traffic lights.

• Mayor Akers said the town had spent $400 to have weeds and grass around city property cut. Council approved payment for the work.

• Councilmember Kristi Adkins discussed moving the West Logan on the Move Walk back to late summer. Chief Robert Ward recommended holding a city street fair during the same event and possibly doing a town cook out.