The Brooke County Review, Wellsburg, WV
Brooke Hills Playhouse is excited to announce its upcoming youth/family theater production of The Emperor’s New Clothes, adapted by Timothy Mason. Presented by special arrangement with Plays for New Audiences, this vibrant and fast-paced staging brings Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale of honesty, vanity, and humor to life for audiences[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey recently announced the start of a $1.8 million infrastructure project to modernize the Hooverson Heights Water Treatment Plant, strengthening the reliability of the region’s water system and supporting future economic growth in Brooke County.“Reliable infrastructure is one of the fundamentals of a strong state,” said Governor Morrisey.[Read More…]
The West Virginia Department of Health (DH) is seeking information from prospective technology and healthcare partners to help shape the future of outpatient remote monitoring and technology-enabled care across the Mountain State.“West Virginia faces unique healthcare challenges because of our rural geography, aging population, and high rates of chronic disease,”[Read More…]
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey’s office has announced a convicted sex offender will be returned to prison following a victory at the Fourth Circuit.In 2021, Keith Allen Wood was convicted in Brooke County Circuit Court on multiple counts of sexual offenses against a seven-year-old girl. Wood was sentenced to[Read More…]
Efforts tied to America 250 are continuing in the town of Bethany, where local officials are working to improve what they describe as some of the community’s “hidden gems.”West Virginia 3rd District Delegate Jimmy Willis helped secure state grant funding for a small-town project aimed at improving one of Bethany’s[Read More…]
Bethany College’s Apex Legends esports team recently represented the College on the national stage, competing in the Collegiate Apex Legends National Local Area Network (LAN) Tournament held in May at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.The Bethany squad, consisting of students Cyrus Chappel, Baylen Loosier, and[Read More…]
THOMAS DOUGLAS COOPER, 82, of Weirton, WV, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Born on February 5, 1944, in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, Tom was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Campbell Cooper. Inaddition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife[Read More…]
KENNETH “KEN” JOHN MCALPINE, 90, of Weirton, WV, passed Saturday, July 25, 2026 at Valley Hospice, Steubenville, OH. He was born August 8, 1935 in Follansbee, WV, son of the late John and Elsie Beatles McAlpine. He is also preceded in death by his sisters, Ruth and Elaine; and stepdaughter,[Read More…]
JAMES B. TEAFF, 96, passed away peacefully at Valley Hospice in Trinity, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, July 23, 2026. A lifelong resident of Steubenville, OH. Jim was born on April 17, 1930, to the late James B. and Evelyn (Schrawger) Teaff. He graduated from Steubenville High School[Read More…]
CAROL E. CRAIN KOHNFELDER, 84, of Weirton, WV, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. She was born July 3, 1942 in Washington, PA, daughter of the late J. William Riggs and the late Bertha Mae McCrerey Riggs. She is also preceded in death by her loving[Read More…]
