The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening explore and learn storytime with Miss Kim on Thursday, Jan. 4, at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy a story and hands on activities. Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events.
Author: The Brooke County Review
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie A Haunting In Venice rated PG-13 on Friday, Jan. 5, at 12 p.m.“A Haunting in Venice” is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve and is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule[Read More…]
AG Urges Use of Caution with Holiday Credit Card Offers
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging consumers to exercise caution when evaluating credit card offers this holiday season.The advice comes as part of the Attorney General’s Holiday Consumer Protection Week.Consumers may see an uptick in credit card offers with the Christmas shopping season now in full swing. While[Read More…]
Bethany Memorial Church Secures Grant
Bethany College has announced that the Bethany Memorial Church has received a grant totaling $16,620 from the National Benevolent Association, affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), to benefit the Bethany College Black Student Union (BSU). This grant aims to support the realization of a visionary project titled “Black[Read More…]
2023 Buck Harvest Data
Preliminary data collected from the electronic game checking system indicated that deer hunters in West Virginia harvested 45,155 antlered deer during the two-week firearm season Nov. 20-Dec. 3, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.The 2023 harvest was 7.5 percent below the 2022 harvest, which totaled 48,810 bucks.“The[Read More…]
Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over
Drivers across West Virginia will see increased law enforcement patrols during the busy holiday season.As part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program and the U. S. Dept. of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are teaming up with local law enforcement to urge drivers[Read More…]
Prepare for Winter Storms
By: Charlotte R. Lane, West Virginia PSC Chairman Old Man Winter is right around the corner. And while Jack Frost may be a whimsical character, winter storms are a serious reality and a hazard for West Virginians.Our state has the third-highest number of seniors of the 50 states. I don’t[Read More…]
Hope Scholarship Applications Now Available Year-Round
Students can now apply for the state’s Hope Scholarship program on a year-round basis.The Hope Scholarship Board on Tuesday, Dec. 12, approved a number of changes to the program’s legislative rules to improve the program, including a mandate for year-round application acceptance.The program’s prior legislative rule set the application period[Read More…]
Voter Registration Database Updated
More than 400,000 voters have been declared ineligible to vote in West Virginia since 2017, and the statewide effort to clean-up registration list is continuing.By working closely with all 55 county clerks to provide the tools necessary to operate a uniform, non-partisan voter registration list maintenance process, Secretary of State[Read More…]
Brooke High HOSA Christmas Angels
Members of the Brooke High School Health Occupations Students of America raised funds to buy toys and clothes for 20 Salvation Army Angels this year. They students include those enrolled in the Bio-Medical and Nursing programs. The Brooke High HOSA began shortly after the beginning of the school year selling[Read More…]