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Explore and Learn Storytime at the Library

The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening explore and learn storytime with Miss Kim on Thursday, May 4 at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy a story and hands on activities. Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events.

At the Library

The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers[Read More…]

Four Different Ways Your Retirement Could Play Out

That’s the age that 69 percent of Americans say they want to live till, according to a just-released “Longevity and the New Journey of Retirement” study conducted by financial services firm Edward Jones in partnership with Age Wave and The Harris Poll.If that seems surprising, it may be because most[Read More…]

How to Protect Your Aging Parents from Financial Fraud

Today, many adults have elderly parents who live independently. As the number of digital scammers preying on the elderly increases, however, your aging parents are at higher risk of financial fraud.“You must be ready to safeguard your parents against the growing threat of digital scammers and become their trusted advocate,”[Read More…]

TOPS Member Celebrates Milestone

Wellsburg resident Brenda Long has worked all of her adult life being independent, until she had the misfortune of needing a knee replacement, several surgeries on her foot and ankle, and having a major stroke.After these problems arose, she had to quit working and spent a lot of time learniung[Read More…]

Google Executive to Deliver Commencement Address

Bethany College announces the speaker for Spring 2023 Commencement will be Google’s Director of Sales and Partnerships for the North America Education Team Steven Butschi.A Brown University graduate, Butschi began his career as a research consultant for Fortune 500 companies. Thirteen years ago, he was hired by Google, but not[Read More…]

New WIC Guidelines Issued

New guidelines for benefit from the Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) have been issued.The West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health, Office of Nutrition Services announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated income eligibility guidelines for the special supplemental nutrition program.The new[Read More…]

Form Energy Sets Open House

Form Energy has invited the community to an open house to learn about the company and its first commercial battery factory to be opened on the site of the former Weirton Steel plant.The new operation expects to employ 750 people when operating a full capacity.The open house is set for[Read More…]

Prom Dress Sale

Are you still looking for a prom dress or a dress for any other formal event?The Brooke County Support Center still has lots of both long and short dresses and will have a sale Saturday, April 22, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 1447 Main St., Wellsburg.Call 304.748.7850 ext. 1004 or[Read More…]