GFWCWV Northern District Spring Workshop was held April 26, at Bethany Memorial Church, hosted by the GFWCWV Bethany Woman’s Club. Helen Moren, President, served as chairman. Members wore blue in observance of Child Prevention and collected items for foster care children.The welcome was given by Michelle Beihl, Northern District President,[Read More…]
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WVNCC Unveils New Project BEST Executive Conference Center on Wheeling Campus
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is proud to announce that its new Project BEST Executive Conference Center is now open following a ribbon cutting held earlier today. Located on the third floor of the historic B&O Building on the Wheeling campus, this premier venue is designed for hosting employee[Read More…]
Top of West Virginia Announces Exciting New Summer Events: “Second Saturdays”
For the past 12 years, the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau has brought the community together with its annual concert series at the Weirton Event Center. In 2025, the concerts are returning in a new format: “Second Saturdays”.With hopes of creating a bigger and better experience for[Read More…]
Two Weir High Students Win History Essay Contest
Catherine Glodowski and Addison Duffy, both students at Weir High School have been announced as District Three winners of the 2025 Disability History Essay Contest in West Virginia. Glodowski placed first, winning $1,750 and Duffy placed second, winning $1,000.This contest was designed to reinforce West Virginia’s Disability History Week the[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower This is a second publishing due to a request from a faithful follower to do so. Enjoy!! And I hope you will give it a try.Brushing. What comes to mind when you read or hear that word? Perhaps……brushing your teeth, brushing your hair, brushing on paint,[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict. London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing[Read More…]
WVNCC Receives $243,000 for Phase Three of Statewide Nursing Workforce Expansion
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) has been awarded $243,000 through Phase Three of West Virginia’s Nursing Workforce Expansion Program, an initiative designed to address the state’s nursing shortage through a multifaceted approach to attract, train, and retain nurses across the Mountain State.Since the launch of the program, West Virginia[Read More…]
From the PSC
By; Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman The Public Service Commission has a process so you can file comments on any case pending before the commission.We welcome all comments and encourage you to file your viewpoint in any case in which you have an interest. It is your right and[Read More…]
Weirton Man Admits to Distributing Fentanyl
Daniel Paul Truax, 46, of Weirton, has admitted to the distribution of fentanyl.According to federal court documents, Truax was selling fentanyl for a drug trafficking organization that stretched from Chicago to the Ohio Valley including Weirton, WV.Truax is facing up to 20 years in federal prison. A federal district court[Read More…]
DoHS Warns EBT Cardholders of Skimming Fraud
The West Virginia Dept. of Human Services is urging Mountain State EBT cardholders to take proactive steps now to protect their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from skimming fraud ahead of May benefit issuance.Across the country, reports of skimming devices on card readers have increased.Those devices steal card numbers[Read More…]