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…]
Author: The Brooke County Review
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…]
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION ALEX CROSS MUST DIE by James Patterson. “Drop whatever you’re doing, Detective Cross, and head to Reagan Airport,” DC Metro Police dispatch says. “A jet just crashed and exploded on the runway.[Read More…]
Friends of the BCPL Offering Easter Bunny Letters
The Friends of the Brooke County Public Library, with help from the Easter Bunny, are once again sending personalized letters from the Easter Bunny to all children in the area. He would like to let them know he will be hopping down the bunny trail soon. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,[Read More…]
“Cook by the Book” Recipe Club
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Do you enjoy sampling and sharing new dishes with good company? Then join us at the Brooke County Public Library for an adults-only Recipe Club!Every month will have a theme; you choose a recipe, make it up and bring it[Read More…]
Vickie’s Kitchen Delights
By: Vickie Davis February is the month to love everyone. I consider it the month of being kind to everyone you meet. A smile says a lot to every person you see, and it is free!To think that your smile could change a person’s attitude, making a sad face change[Read More…]