The Brooke County Public Library will be offering a beginner yoga class with Taylor Provenzano on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 6–7 p.m., in the River Room.Establish your foundation in yoga by learning safe alignment and yogic philosophy while engaging in postures, movement, mindfulness and breathwork. Modifications are available for those[Read More…]
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Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie Till rated PG-13 on Friday, Feb. 10, at 12 p.m.The story of Emmett Louis Till and the legacy of his mother who pursued justice for her lynched son.Bring your lunch and watch a movie with us. Call the circulation desk at[Read More…]
Celebrate Black History Month with the Library
Bessie Smith will be portrayed by Doris Fields of Beckley, in a West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! program in Celebration of Black History Month in the Brooke County Public Library’s River Room on Feb. 9, at 5:30pm.As the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s, Smith[Read More…]
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION HUNTING TIME by Jeffery Deaver. Allison Parker is on the run with her teenage daughter, Hannah, and Colter Shaw has been hired by her eccentric boss, entrepreneur Marty Harmon, to find and[Read More…]
Local Students Earn
Academic Honors at WVU
Sixth-three students from Brooke County earned academic honors at West Virginia University for the fall term.Students named to the president’s list for perfect 4.0 averages and their majors were: Vanessa Alatis or Weirton, engineering; Matthew Amaismeier of Colliers, nursing; Kamryn Bable of Follansbee, elementary education; Melyn Bachinski of Follansbee, communication[Read More…]
WLU Releases Fall Dean’s List
Fifty-six local students have earned academic honors at West Liberty University for the fall semester.Named to the dean’s list for averages from 3.5-3.99 for at least 12 credit hours were:Wellsburg: Jeana Battista, Abigail Calvert, Alania Cole, K. C. Colley, Brynna Jackson, Edward Mayfield, Kamryn Mayhew, Kendra Mitchell, Kolby Mitchell, Markell[Read More…]
WVU Students Earn Degrees
Four students from Brooke County received degrees from West Virginia University at commencement in December.Graduates and their majors were: Matthew Adams of Wellsburg, computer engineering; Elizabeth Fernandez of Follansbee, occupational safety and health; Joyce Galiano of Wellsburg, integrated studies; and Dawn Haught of Weirton, nursing.
WVNCC Free Aerobics Class
West Virginia Northern Community College will once again be offering a free low-impact aerobics class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-7 p.m. in the first-floor student room.The class begins on Feb. 14 and ends on May 4, and enrollment is continuous through the class.This is a low-impact class with[Read More…]
Membership Drive Underway
The Brooke County Democratic Women and the Brooke County Democratic Executive Committee recently met at the Brooke County Public Library in Wellsburg.Activities for the new year were discussed, and the annual membership drive is under way for the BCDW.Membership is $10. Women must be a resident of Brooke County. The[Read More…]
Show CASA Love Fundraiser Set
Show how much you love and care for the children in the Ohio Valley this Valentine’s Day by participating in the “Show CASA Love” fundraiser Feb. 7-14. encourages Rhonda Stubbs, executive director of the Follansbee-based A Child’s Place CASA, an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocates.A Child’s Place CASA of[Read More…]