The West Virginia Poison Center Provides Safety Tips for SummertimeSunshine and warm weather means more people are enjoying the outdoors. There are a few common outdoor poisons people encounter more during the summer—tiki torch fuel, lighter fluid, and pool chemicals. Following a few safety tips from the West Virginia Poison[Read More…]
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Bethany College Plans Student Alumni Clean-Up Day
Bethany College is announcing its first-annual Student Alumni Clean-Up Day, scheduled for Aug. 19, to foster student involvement and strengthen the bond between alumni and current students.“The Campus Clean-Up Project at Bethany College offers the opportunity for alumni to connect with each other and students to beautify the grounds and[Read More…]
EMS Adds New Ambulance to Fleet from CARES Funding
The Brooke County EMS is adding a new ambulance to the fleet, putting the community at a total of six. This is the final in a batch of three ambulances that were purchased from CARES funding.The funding allowed for communities to receive direct economic assistance from the federal government. In[Read More…]
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect
The Brooke County Sheriff’s Office has arrested William “Billy” DeWall on Monday, July 24.DeWall was facing multiple felony warrants through magistrate court, stemming from two vehicle thefts in the McKinleyville area. A community tip led officers to discover him hiding in a Follansbee residence.“It was a community tip that came[Read More…]
Taxpayers Advised Not to Pay Personal Property Tax Bills All At Once this Year
State Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy is encouraging state taxpayers to not pay all of their personal property tax bill at once this year.Those tax tickets, including ones for Brooke County residents, are starting to come in the mail to residents across the state. The tickets are the ones that list[Read More…]
Special Music, Worship Service
Jo Ann Davis and Lori Labishak will be sharing in special music and worship at the Wellsburg First Church of God, located at 500 Bethany Pike, Route 67, Wellsburg Sunday, July 30, at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Sinkhole in Beech Bottom to be Addressed
An ongoing sinkhole problem in Beech Bottom is one step closer to being resolved, as local officials have gotten word that the larger issue — a failing underground drainage line — will be repaired.The issue has been ongoing for years and has recently gotten worse with a large sinkhole along[Read More…]
BHP Announces Fourth Show of the Season
Brooke Hills Playhouse, along with season sponsors, Municipal Mutual Insurance Company and Reasner Funeral Home, announces the fourth show of its 52nd season, “Run for Your Wife,” which will run July 28-30 and August 4-6.This British comedy, written by Ray Cooney in 1982, centers on John Smith, an ordinary London[Read More…]
Vickie’s Kitchen Delights
By: Vickie Davis Summer is here, and I hate the humid weather! I even broke down and turned my air on in the house!My garden is enjoying the hot weather but really enjoys the rain showers between. As for the garden, it is doing so-so! Hard to tell what I[Read More…]
Camp Kindness Story Hour at the Library and Brooke Hills Park
The Brooke County Public Library and Follansbee Branch will be holding a Camp Kindness Story Hour with Miss Kim on Monday, July 24, at 12 p.m., at the Follansbee Library with a kindness theme and Wednesday, July 19, at 11 a.m., at Brooke Hills Park with a camping theme. Children[Read More…]