Brooke County Libraries are increasing training and access to naloxone by installing the ONEbox at all their locations. Through partnership with The West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute (WVDII), Brooke County Libraries have the ONEbox available for training purposes and use in an emergency. The ONEbox is an emergency opioid reversal[Read More…]
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WVNCC Nursing Program Achieves Continuation of Accreditation
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is proud to announce that its registered nursing program has been awarded ongoing accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Originally accredited in 1977, the program’s accreditation is now extended for until 2031, the maximum allowable eight-year period.ACEN is considered one[Read More…]
Mills Enrolls at Palmer College
Domenic Mills of Follansbee has been accepted for enrollment for the 2023 summer trimester in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida Campus in Port Orange, Florida.Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa;[Read More…]
Manchin Announces $1 Million for Flood Control Project
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Tuesday $1,086,166 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Village of Beech Bottom Flood Control Project. The funding will construct upgrades to the current storm sewer system to mitigate[Read More…]
Holiday Hours at the Library
Holiday hours in observance of Thanksgiving for the Brooke County Library and Follansbee Branch will be as follows:Wednesday, Nov. 22– 10 a.m.–3 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 23–Sunday, Nov. 26 – ClosedNormal hours will resume on Monday, Nov. 27.
Brooke County Friends to Meet at the Library
The Friends of the Brooke County Public Libraries will be meeting at the Brooke County Library on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 5:30 p.m. The Board invites all to attend with the intent to prepare for upcoming events, plan for new ones, and get updates on what is going on in[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be showing the film Haunted Mansion rated PG-13 on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 3:30 p.m.Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, this film is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home[Read More…]
Friends of The Brooke County Public Library Offering Santa Letters
The Friends of the Brooke County Public Library, with help from Santa Claus, are once again sending personalized letters from Santa to all children in the area. He would like to let them know he will be visiting them soon. Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and friends may request to[Read More…]
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE LAST BOOKSHOP IN LONDON by Madeline Martin. August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitler’s forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the[Read More…]
Average WV Industrial Electric Rates Lowest in Nation
A major component for attracting business to a state has to be the cost of fuel for industrial output. While those rates have increased in West Virginia since the turn of the century, they still remain competitively low compared to every other state.PSC Chairman Charlotte Lane on Monday released electrical[Read More…]