The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Dean Koontz. In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob’s Ladder island.[Read More…]
Author: The Brooke County Review
WV Poison Center Celebrates
National Poison Prevention Week
The West Virginia Poison Center (WVPC) joins with poison centers and poison prevention partners across the country in celebrating National Poison Prevention Week March 19 through 25, 2023. Since 1962, the President of the United States has proclaimed the third week of March as National Poison Prevention Week to raise[Read More…]
Spring Fire Season Begins
The start of West Virginia’s annual spring fire season on Wednesday, March 1, marked the return of burning restrictions.The Division of Forestry reminds residents to confine their outdoor burning to the hours of 5 p.m.-7 a.m.Fires set during that time must be put out before 7 a.m. “Since Jan. 1 we[Read More…]
April Watercolor Class at Summit Art Gallery
Bob Watson, a local artist, will be instructing a watercolor painting class with techniques that can be used to create still-life and landscapes. The class will be divided into two sessions: The first part will be an ink and watercolor still-life painting. The second part will be a landscape watercolor[Read More…]
Kids Kick Opioids Contest Deadline Nears
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is reminding schools and parents of the upcoming deadline for the office’s seventh Kids Kick Opioids contest—Friday, April 14.The contest provides an opportunity for students to learn the dangers of prescription painkiller abuse. It has also given many an outlet to express the personal[Read More…]
WV Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Expands
he West Virginia Department of Agriculture has announced the return and expansion of the West Virginia Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The program is designed to get fresh, local fruits and vegetables to low income senior citizens.Seniors sign up for the vouchers used to purchase the fruits and vegetables from local[Read More…]
DHHR to Reimburse Unexpected Fees
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has developed a process for families to apply for reimbursement of unexpected fees directly related to the delay in foster care, adoption, legal guardianship and adult services payments for the month of February.The reimbursement form and the W-9 form can be[Read More…]
Click It or Ticket High Visibility
Enforcement Continues Through March 19
The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program is coordinating a statewide Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement mobilization that runs through March 19.That mobilization is part of the GHSP’s year-long efforts to increase seat belt usage in West Virginia and is part of a statewide ramp-up effort ahead of an annual national mobilization[Read More…]
Mountain State Carbon Continues Tradition of Supporting R.E.A.C.H. Program
Through the efforts of a handful of volunteers and support of various groups and individuals, the Follansbee R.E.A.C.H. Program has been feeding local residents in need for 50 years.Bonnie James, who has overseen the program since 2015, reflected on its past recently as she watched several employees of Mountain State[Read More…]
Wellsburg Man Sentenced for Shooting Dog
Ronald J. Sebeck, 71, of Wellsburg has been placed on one year of house arrest and ordered to create and fill blessing boxes with pet food for public use as well as pay restitution and fines after pleading guilty to cruelty to animals.Sebeck was charged with the crime for shooting[Read More…]