By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Button, Button who’s got the button?? This is a wonderful game of anticipation, focus and deduction of yester year. And if you have never played you’re not living right, haha. This is where you put your hands together in traditional prayer position, palms together and the[Read More…]
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At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION ASK AGAIN, YES by Mary Beth Keane. Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope, rookie NYPD cops, are neighbors in the suburbs. What happens behind closed doors in both houses–the loneliness of Francis’s wife, Lena, and[Read More…]
Dungeon and Dragons Classes at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be holding Dungeons and Dragons classes on Tuesdays from 6–9 p.m. Library volunteers, Game Masters Daniel Melching and David Nixon, will be instructing the classes that are open to Middle and High School Students.You will learn how to create characters, battle evil creatures, and save[Read More…]
Tai Chi Class Offered at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will now be offering a weekly Tai Chi Class instructed by Mike Turrentine every Monday at 11 a.m. in the River Room of the Brooke County Library.Tai Chi is a moving meditation in the form of a series of gentle exercises that create harmony between[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie The Amateur rated PG-13 on Friday, Jan. 9, at 12 p.m.When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a decoder takes matters into his own hands.Bring your lunch and[Read More…]
Explore and Learn Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening explore and learn storytime with Miss Kim on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy a story and hands on activities. Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events.
Cloak and Dagger On the Air Presents Christmas Movies On the Radio
This Saturday, Dec. 20, at 4 p.m. at the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Cloak and Dagger On the Air will present a Christmas-themed celebration of America’s radio heritage.Cloak and Dagger On the Air presents Christmas Movies On the Radio: A Tribute to Lux Radio Theatre will[Read More…]
Weirton Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking
Lawrence James Reagan, 40, of Weirton, West Virginia, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for methamphetamine distribution, according to Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.According to court documents and statements made in court, Reagan was selling methamphetamine in Hancock County, West Virginia. Investigators seized methamphetamine which he intended to distribute inside[Read More…]
The History of Stone Chapel Church
Brooke County proudly holds title to the oldest stone chapel west of the Alleghany Mountains. Amid the center hub of Pittsburgh PA and Wheeling WV is the small city and county seat of Brooke County, Wellsburg WV.On the halfway point of the first road into Wellsburg from Washington, PA is[Read More…]
Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy Announces 65th Class Graduates
The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy is pleased to announce Class 1-25 as the 65th class to complete this West Virginia National Guard Program. Commencement exercises were held Friday, Dec. 12, at Camp Dawson in Kingwood. A total of 65 graduates from 21 counties across the State of West Virginia successfully completed[Read More…]