By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Last week we started a discussion about MUSIC is MEDICINE. Today we will continue on with the everyday examples on the topic. Let’s start with those receptor centers of ours. We learned that an E receptor is just above our belly button. But starting at the[Read More…]
Author: The Brooke County Review
St. Anthony All-School Reunion
St. Anthony all-school reunion will be held Saturday, June 22. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated at 4 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church, followed by a banquet at 6 p.m. at St. Francis, Hooverson Heights.While honoring the Class of 1964, the final graduating class of St. Anthony High School[Read More…]
Cleveland-Cliffs Tin Mill Steel Facility Announces Closure of Weirton Plant
Rapid help has been promised to 900-1,000 workers who will lose their jobs at Cleveland-Cliffs tin mill steel facility in Weirton.The company announced late last week that it will close that plant in April and blamed the decision on unfair dumping of tin mill products from China, Canada and Germany.Local[Read More…]
Bethany College Alumna Shines Bright with “Isn’t She Amazing” Platform
Bethany College proudly celebrates the achievements of alumna Marianne Clyde ’75, who has emerged as a beacon of inspiration for women over 50 through her company, “Isn’t She Amazing.” The platform, now a year old, is dedicated to empowering and supporting women in pursuit of their best lives.“Women that retire[Read More…]
WLU Illustration Student Wins at PSI Student Scholarship Competition
Senior WLU illustration major Eliza Aguirre took home three separate awards at the 2023 Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators (PSI) Student Scholarship Competition that was held last December.Aguirre, from Weirton, West Virginia was awarded first place for “Moxie’s Day Out” in addition to two honorable mentions for her pieces “Rainy Day”[Read More…]
Regulating Cable Television
By: Charlotte R. Lane, West Virginia PSC Chairman At the Public Service Commission, we are often asked how cable television and internet services are regulated.Those issues are often confused because some cable companies also provide internet serviceThe Public Service Commission does not regulate internet service at all. Those complaints must[Read More…]
WV Farm Foods Receives Grant From USDA
West Virginia Farm Foods LLC will receive a $4 million grant to design, build and operate a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture slaughterhouse that will primarily process cattle from nearly 7,000 farms across three northern West Virginia regions.The grant was one of 10 announced under the state’s Abandoned Mine Lands Economic[Read More…]
Historic Preservation Development Grant Applications Now Available
Applications are now available for matching historic preservation development grants through the State Historic Preservation Office of the West Virginia Dept. of Arts, Culture and History.Eligible projects include the restoration, rehabilitation or archaeological development of historic sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.The deadline for receipt of applications[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Would you say …… MUSIC is MEDICINE!!?? We all know music makes us feel good. It can even make us happy when we are sad; calm when we are nervous. Let’s explore and see if there is science behind all this. Here’s what I have learned:Musical[Read More…]
DoHS Provides Life Skills Training for Youth
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Social Services (BSS) announced additional services for youth preparing to transition out of foster care, including 22 new transitional living facility beds between Golden Girl Group Home in Ceredo, Stepping Stones in Lavalette, and Stepping Stone in Fairmont.Transitional Living (TL)[Read More…]