By: West Virginia PSC Chairman Charlotte R. Lane I recently read a curious story that concerns me, but gives me a good topic to discuss with you. This is something that may seem obvious, but you may not think of it very often.Recent natural gas explosions in homes near Charleston[Read More…]
Author: The Brooke County Review
Mini Grant Apps Available
The West Virginia Humanities Council will accept mini grant applications until Oct. 1.The state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities.The Humanities Council budgets more than $800,000 for grants and programs each year. A variety of grants are[Read More…]
Historic Preservation Survey and Planning Grants Available
Applications are now being accepted for historic preservation survey and planning grants through the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History.Approximately $100,000 will be awarded from funding appropriated by the U. S. Congress for preservation efforts through the National Park Service Historic[Read More…]
Cloak and Dagger On the Air Presents a Brave New World this Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 30, Cloak and Dagger On the Air returns from its summer hiatus at 4 p.m. at Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, located at 3539 Main Street in Weirton (across from Ferguson Tire Pros).Titled “Brave New World,” the troupe will present a thought-provoking episode in[Read More…]
GFWC WV Collects Food Items
GFWC WV Bethany Woman’s Club participated in the National Day of Service. Members collected food which will be given to the “Back Pack Buddies”.
2023 Wellsburg Applefest Pageant Royalty Announced
The 2023 Wellsburg Applefest Pageant took place on Sunday, Sept. 24, in front of a packed audience at the Wellsburg Moose. Thirty contestants from all over the Ohio Valley competed in formalwear, sportswear, and outfit of choice categories for the opportunity to represent the Wellsburg Applefest, wich will be held[Read More…]
Rebecca Ann Winwood
REBECCA ANN WINWOOD, 64, of Weirton, passed away Friday, September 15, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Boardman, OH. She was born May 3, 1959 in Wheeling, WV. She was the daughter of the late W. Lee and Lillian Rickus Marcellus. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Valerie[Read More…]
Thomas Joseph Constantini
THOMAS JOSEPH COSTANTINI, 59, of Weirton, WV passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023. He was born in Steubenville OH., on August 4, 1964, a son to Mario and Dorothy Mills Costantini. Thomas was a 1982 graduate of Steubenville “Big Red” High School and served his country faithfully as a[Read More…]
Ellen Virginia Gareis
ELLEN VIRGINIA GAREIS, 80, of Weirton, WV, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Grace Cottage with her loving family by her side. She was eighty years old. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on November 12, 1942, to John and Helen[Read More…]
William A. “Bill” Horstman
WILLIAM A. “BILL” HORSTMAN, 85, of Weirton, WV passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Weirton Medical Center. He was born January 29, 1938 in Paris, PA, son of the late William Henry Horstman and Marie Garrison Horstman. He is also preceded in death by his loving wife of 64[Read More…]