The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION HALF A PIG AND OTHER FRONTIER STORIES by Matthew P. Mayo. Gathered for the first time, this robust collection of eighteen frontier tales, Half a Pig (and Other Stories of the West),[Read More…]
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Friends of the Brooke County Public Libraries to Hold Yard/Craft Sale
The Friends of the Brooke County Public Libraries will be holding a yard/craft sale on Saturday, June 29, at the Brooke County Library located at 945 Main Street, Wellsburg, from 10:00 a.m.–2 p.m.The cost is $10 per 10×10 spot. You are responsible for your own canopy, table, chairs, set up,[Read More…]
Cupcake Wars for Kids Ages 8 and Up at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be Cupcake Wars for kids ages 8 and up on Tuesday, June 11 at 11 a.m. Kid’s will design and decorate cupcakes at our cupcake decorating competition.Registration is required. Limited space is available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to reserve your space or visit[Read More…]
Free Fishing Days Return
West Virginia’s Free Fishing Days will return June 8–9 when anglers can take advantage of the annual opportunity to fish for free in public lakes, streams and rivers around the state.West Virginia’s Free Fishing Days are part of a nationwide effort to make fishing more accessible to the public. During these two[Read More…]
BHJ PlanningCommission Receives Grant
The Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Planning Commission has received a $65,524 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission.U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a total of $731,738 awarded for eight West Virginia projects.The funding will support increasing staffing and strengthening administrative capacities for eight Local Development Districts[Read More…]
BHP Season Opener Set for Final Weekend
Brooke Hills Playhouse’s season opener, “The Kitchen Witches,” has one more weekend, May 31-June 2, of laugh-out-loud laughter to engage and delight audiences.Written by Caroline Smith, this hilarious tale features Dolly Biddle and Isobel Lomax, two “mature” cable-access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for 30 years, ever[Read More…]
Playhouse Announces Auditions for Final Shows of 2024
Brooke Hills Playhouse announces auditions for the final two shows of the 53rd season, which will be held at the Playhouse on Saturday, June 8.Auditions for “Rex’s Exes,” written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, will begin at 10 a.m. We’re back in Texas again! This deliciously funny[Read More…]
WIC to be Accepted at Authorized Farmers Markets
The West Virginia WIC program’s monthly cash value benefits for the purchase of fresh produce will be accepted at authorized farmers markets starting on June 1. “The WIC Farm Market Direct mobile payment system has many benefits for both WIC participants and local farmers,” said Heidi Staats, director of the Office[Read More…]
Business Owners Reminded of Annual Report Filing Deadline
West Virginia businesses have until June 30 to filed their annual report with the Secretary of State.Businesses that miss the June 30 deadline will be flagged in the state’s database as out of compliance, said Secretary of State Mac Warner.Late filers will be assessed a $50 late fee as required[Read More…]
Two Brooke County Students Regional Winners of Kids Kick Opioids Contest
Eden McKinney and Kaidence Dawson of Brooke Middle School were regional winners in West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s eighth Kids Kick Opioids contest, a competition designed to spur creativity and raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse.“Drug abuse needlessly claims too many lives, and our hope is the entries from[Read More…]