Mushrooms pop up in yards, fields, and throughout the woods all over West Virginia, especially after rainfall. These mushrooms may look like the ones you enjoy in food or purchase at the grocery store, but you cannot be sure they are safe to eat.Some mushrooms are edible and some are[Read More…]
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County Residents Affected By April Floods May Receive Federal Aid
West Virginia residents — including those in the Northern Panhandle — affected by the floods, storms and mudslides of April 11-12 now have the opportunity to apply for federal aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Also, a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center will be coming soon to the area.The Biden[Read More…]
WV Department of Health Urges Residents to Prevent Lyme Disease
The West Virginia Dept. of Health is urging residents to take preventive measures against Lyme disease as ticks are more active this time of year.West Virginia has been designated as a high-incidence Lyme disease state since 2017. “Lyme disease is a serious issue that could be devastating to your health and[Read More…]
Wellsburg Resident Named to MSOE Dean’s List for Spring Semester
Thomas Packer, of Wellsburg, was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Dean’s List for the 2024 Spring Semester. Packer is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science.MSOE encourages excellence in academic achievement and, as a result, publishes the Dean’s List and Honors List each fall and spring semester.[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Garbage in. Garbage out. We all love garbage day. That’s when all that smelly stuff we have thrown away all week gets discarded. We have to deal with the fact that whatever we put in there has to eventually get taken out. And it never fails[Read More…]
At the Library
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…]
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…]