Brooke County officials gathered Saturday, Oct. 14 to celebrate the cornerstone setting for the new $2.2 million EMS building with a ceremony from the local Masonic Fraternity.“It’s meant to ensure that the building starts from a proper foundation, and that’s what we want to do here today. Not just with[Read More…]
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West Virginia’s Doe Season Opens
The first segment of West Virginia’s special antlerless deer season for youth hunters, Class Q permit holders and senior citizens with a Class XS license will be open Oct. 21-22 on public and private land in the 51 counties open to firearms deer hunting.A second segment is scheduled for Dec. 26-27.“This[Read More…]
WVDNR Begins Trout Stocking
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will begin fall trout stockings during the weeks of Oct. 16 and Oct. 23.The state’s second annual Monster Trout Contest will also return during the same time.During those two weeks, the DNR will stock more than 40,000 pounds of trophy-size and monster trout[Read More…]
Fall Turkey Season Returns
Turkey hunting returns to West Virginia with the fall season’s first split opening Oct. 13 in all 55 counties.Two additional splits of the fall turkey season are scheduled to open later in October and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reminding hunters who still need to purchase their[Read More…]
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR by Susan Meissner. “In 1943, Elise Sontag is a typical American teenager from Iowa—aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a legal[Read More…]
“Cook by the Book” Recipe Club
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Do you enjoy sampling and sharing new dishes with good company? Then join us at the Brooke County Public Library for an adults-only recipe club!Every month will have a theme; you choose a recipe, make it up and bring it[Read More…]
Evening Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening storytime with Miss Kim on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy the story “The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo”, a craft, snacks and fun! Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or[Read More…]
Brooke County Public Library to Close Early
The Brooke County Public Library will be closing at 4 p.m. and the Follansbee Library will be closing at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 for staff development and training.
Vickie’s Kitchen Delights
By: Vickie Davis Happy Fall you all! Love, love, love this weather! I like the leaves turning colors and falling, the smells in the air and the crisp weather in the mornings. Fall and Winter are my favorite times of year!I finally got my house decorated inside and outside. As[Read More…]
Northern Panhandle Men Indicted for Sex Offenses
Harry Fred Wells, 53, of Follansbee, was one of four men from the Northern Panhandle indicted by a federal grand jury last week for federal sex offenses.Wells was charged with enticement of a minor for sex using a computer, transfer of obscene material to a minor and possession of child[Read More…]