By: Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman Two of the nation’s four major railroad systems cross through West Virginia.Those lines are CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway.CSX is probably best known here for once owning The Greenbrier Resort.The system operates broadly in the eastern United States. It is important for[Read More…]
Author: The Brooke County Review
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION CARD, KILL THEM ALL by Monty R. Garner. In 1875, sixteen-year-old Card Jordan returns from his first solo hunting trip to discover a nightmare–his family brutally murdered by a ruthless gang. Scrawled in the[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Hopefully no one in this crowd has had to use pepper spray in self-defense. But even more so, hopefully no one has been pepper-sprayed for bad behavior! We use pepper on our foods and most of us love it. Some love it a lot. Culinary arts[Read More…]
Notice to Redeem – 2024-C-000051
NOTICE TO REDEEM (2024-C-000051 – Brooke County – Brian Corwin) District: Cross CreekMap: C19AParcel: 0008 0000 0000 TO: JASON D. HORNICK, THOMAS J. BIOUX, EXPAND ENERGY CORP., EQUINOR USA ONSHORE PROPERTIES, INC., TARA HORNICK, JACQUELINE K. BIOUX, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors, assigns, all known heirs, guardians,[Read More…]
Benjamin George “Buck” Copenhaver
BENJAMIN GEORGE “BUCK” COPENHAVER, 87, of Colliers, WV died peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Valley Hospice Care North in Steubenville, OH with his family by his side. Born October 23, 1937, in Colliers, WV a son of the late Bernard and Anna (Snyder) Copenhaver. In addition to his[Read More…]
James Frederick Watts
JAMES FREDERICK WATTS, 61, of Weirton, WV, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2025, at WVU-WMC, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Born on April 4, 1964, in Steubenville, James was a son of Conrad and Joyce[Read More…]
Barbara Ann Shipley
BARBARA ANN SHIPLEY, 76, of Weirton, WV, passed Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh. She was born December 23, 1948 in Weirton, daughter of the late Duane L. and Ann E. Micklos Shipley. Barbara was a Weir High School graduate. She proudly worked in the Benefits and Scheduling[Read More…]
Kelli Jo Kennen
KELLI JO KENNEN, 37, of Weirton, WV, danced her way into the next great adventure on August 14, 2025, with her mother at her side and wrapped in the love of everyone lucky enough to know her. Born in Wheeling, WV on November 7, 1987, she was the beloved daughter[Read More…]
Sheila Mae Cook Battalio-Mowder
SHEILA MAE COOK BATTALIO-MOWDER, 80, of Wellsburg, WV passed away August 12, 2025, at Weirton Geriatric Center, Weirton, WV. She was born January 24, 1945, in Wellsburg, WV to the late Howard Grimm Cook and Betty Marie Crabtree Cook-Stoner, and stepfather Harold Stoner. In addition to her parents, she was[Read More…]
Patricia “Patty” Basil
PATRICIA “PATTY” BASIL of Weirton, WV, lovingly known as “The Ace” to her husband “Tweeze” and to all who knew their love story, was called home to her Lord on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Patty[Read More…]