By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Last week we went over some ways we can make a difference in our small corner of the world and that change is inevitable. Lots of changes are happening fast globally and it is difficult to keep up some days with the nightly news and retain[Read More…]
Author: The Brooke County Review
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION JEALOUS RAGE by Sav R. Miller. Professor Sutton Dupont’s tenure at Avernia College is as complicated as his family’s bloody history, but when the most irresistible temptation he’s ever faced slinks into his classroom,[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…]
Storybook Yoga at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be holding Storybook Yoga for children and caregivers on Wednesday, May 27, at 5 p.m., in the River Room with Taylor Provenzano from Soulshine Yoga.Read, move and breathe. A yoga class and storytime rolled into one. Bring a mat or towel and join us for[Read More…]
Crocheting Club to Meet at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library’s Crocheting Club will be meeting in the River Room of the Brooke County Library on Wednesday, May 27, at 12 p.m. The group is for adult beginners through experts. Bring your own supplies and projects. If you need help, someone will be available to assist[Read More…]
Holiday Hours at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library and Follansbee Branch will be closed Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day.
Martin Carlin Dodrill
MARTIN CARLIN DODRILL, 77, of Follansbee, WV, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center under the care of the staff with the assistance of Valley Hospice and his family at his side. Martin was born on April 9, 1949, in Steubenville, OH. He was[Read More…]
Sara Ann Bioux
SARA ANN BIOUX, 93, of Follansbee, WV, died peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at WVU Weirton Medical Center. She was born August 18, 1932, in Follansbee, WV, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Bruzzese) Prest. In addition to her parents, she[Read More…]
Carl R. Nobile
CARL R. NOBILE, 82, of Windsor Heights, WV passed away May 15, 2026, at home with his loving daughters by his side. He has reunited with the love of his life, his wife of 59 years Sharon Nobile that he missed every day since her passing on February 23, 2025.[Read More…]
Neil Herman Nixon
NEIL HERMAN NIXON, 93, passed away peacfully at Golden oaks in Follansbee, WV on May 14, 2026. He was born December 23, 1932, to the late Lenora Nixon (Treiber) and William E. Nixon of Wellsburg, WV. He served in the Army during the Korean War in France. He taught music[Read More…]