This Saturday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. at the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Cloak and Dagger On the Air continues its ninth season with Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence Return, featuring the Queen of Crime’s beloved detective duo, bound by mystery and matrimony, Tommy and Tuppence[Read More…]
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Craft and Soup Sale to be Held
Follansbee United Methodist Church, located at 1002 Virginia Ave., Follansbee will hold its annual craft and soup sale Saturday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Beautiful seasonal crafts, novelty items, and seven soups including ham and bean, wedding, chicken tortellini, vegetable, pastina/egg and chili will be available for purchase by the[Read More…]
Fire Exposes Child Neglect Case After Blaze In Follansbee
A fire on Virginia Avenue in Brooke County on Feb. 26, 2026, led investigators to what prosecutors described as a child neglect case involving a 5-year-old living in “deplorable conditions.”Follansbee police responded to the fire and found the child living in the home, according to Brooke County Prosecutor Kim Cowden.“They[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower I have a couple corrections from last week’s column about bindi’s and tilak’s. Firstly, I used the wrong word where I meant to talk about the pineal gland and called it the pituitary gland. I indeed meant to say pineal gland anytime it was mentioned in[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE BOAT HOUSE by Fern Michaels. An unexpected inheritance from their late uncle brought Madison (Taylor) Wainwright and her brother Lincoln to Smuggler’s Cove. But it’s the quirky, close-knit locals who’ve convinced them to[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…]
History of Witchcraft in Brooke County
The Brooke County Public Library will be hosting Michal Traubert on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. in the Vincent Room of the Wellsburg Library.Mr. Traubert will be discussing the history of Witchcraft in Brooke County. He has discovered some new clues. Mr. Traubert is a descendant of Daniel Higgins[Read More…]
Storybook Yoga at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be holding Storybook Yoga for Child & Caregivers on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. in the River Room with Taylor Provenzano from Soulshine Yoga.Read, Move and Breathe. A yoga class and storytime rolled into one. We will be reading the story “The Witch’s Cat[Read More…]
Library Hours
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. 27 for staff development and training.
American LegionPost 34 Quilt Raffle
American Legion Post 34 is raffling off another beautiful quilt this year for Veteran’s Day. Raffle tickets may be purchased now through Nov. 11. Tickets are $10 each OR buy two tickets and get one free. This is a great bargain as the quilt has a $500 value. The quilt[Read More…]