The Brooke County Public Library will be hosting Michal Traubert on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m., in the Vincent Room of the Wellsburg Library.Mr. Traubert will be discussing the history of witchcraft in Brooke County. Mr. Traubert is a descendant of Daniel Higgins, Sr., who, according to legend, was[Read More…]
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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. 28 for staff development and training.
Vickie’s Kitchen Delights
By: Vickie Davis Fall is definitely in the air, and I love it.This time of year is my favorite season, followed by winter as my second favorite. I love the cool, crisp mornings and I love the smell of leaves turning and falling, and you can always smell firewood burning[Read More…]
CBS News Correspondent and Emmy Award Winner Returns to Bethany for Grimes Lecture Series
Bethany College hosted alumnus and Emmy Award-winning CBS News correspondent Bob Orr ’75 as the featured speaker for the annual Grimes Lecture, held on Saturday, Sept. 27.Orr, a 1975 graduate of Bethany College, shared reflections on his distinguished career as a journalist, offering students, faculty, staff and alumni an inside[Read More…]
Energy Growth Through 2026
By: Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman Projections for increased electric usage this year and next remain strong.The U. S. Energy Information Administration says American electric consumption this year and in 2026 will exceed the record for usage reached last year.Until 2024, the electric market essentially had been flat for[Read More…]
GHSP, Local Law Enforcement Work Together During High-Visibility Enforcement of Seatbelt Usage
The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is working with local law enforcement statewide during the state Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement mobilization through Friday, Oct. 31, to encourage drivers on West Virginia roads to buckle up correctly every trip.The mobilization is part of the GHSP’s continual efforts[Read More…]
Brooke High School to Receive Funds Earned During High School Sports Digital Fundraiser at McDonald’s
McDonald’s owner operators throughout West Virginia will be raising funds for local high school athletics on Oct. 23. During the High School Sports Digital Fundraiser Day, 206 schools across the Three Rivers region, including Brooke High School, will earn 10 percent of all sales purchased through the McDonald’s app.This year[Read More…]
SMART529 Essay Contest Announced
State Treasurer Larry Pack has announced that the statewide 2025-26 SMART529 “When I Grow Up” student and teacher essay contest will be adjusted to accommodate the current academic year, instead of the calendar year.The annual essay contestgives students the chance to win up to $5,000 in SMART529 savings for higher[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Okay, let’s reel this Schumann Resonance back in. To re-cap a smidgeon…. It is named after physicist Winfried Otto Schmann in 1952. They are resonances measured at low frequencies between the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere. Most often they are generated by lightning strikes. When there[Read More…]
Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons Open in WV
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has announced that several migratory bird hunting seasons will open in October.From Oct. 4-12, hunters may pursue ducks, coots, gallinules and mergansers. Hunters should note that scaup are included in the daily bag limit for ducks.Seasons for Canada geese, white-fronted geese, snow geese[Read More…]