September the Brooke County Public Libraries will celebrate National Library Card Sign Up Month and thereby are giving back to our patrons!The libraries want the patrons of our communities to have equal access to information. We know that the patrons of our community use the library for a multitude of[Read More…]
News
WVNCC Receives $25,000 Grant to Launch Northern First: A First-Generation Student Success Network
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) has received a $25,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education to establish Northern First: A First-Generation Student Success Network, a comprehensive initiative designed to help first-generation college students succeed from[Read More…]
BHP Brings Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem to Stage for Final Show of 55th Season with Clue
Get ready for a night of spine-tingling suspense and side-splitting laughter as Brooke Hills Playhouse presents Clue. Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and the classic Hasbro board game, this hilarious farce-meets-murder-mystery will keep audience members guessing whodunit until the final curtain. The story begins on a dark[Read More…]
Exploring Rate Costs
By: Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman Why our power bills are so much is a constant question we face at the commission.And there are no simple answers nor easy solutions.“Time” magazine told me earlier this year that from 2021 to 2025, electric rates in this country rose nearly 30[Read More…]
WV Establishes Prehospital Pediatric Readiness State Recognition Program
The West Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Emergency Medical Services has achieved the Health Resources & Service Administration’s (HRSA) National Performance Measure criteria for Emergency Medical Services for Children, thereby establishing a state Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Recognition Program and increasing vital awareness around appropriate pediatric emergency treatment.“Our children are[Read More…]
Quilts Among Friends Show
The 4th annual Quilts Among Friends quilt show hosted by the B-Town Quilters will be held Saturday and Sunday, Stept. 12 and 13, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, at the Burgettstown Library, located at 2 Kerr St., Burgettstown, PA.The library will be transformed with a display of over 70[Read More…]
Domestic Arts Contest Set
Do you think you have the best apple pie? How about the best tomatoes? Now’s your time to shine!Enter the Brooke County Fair’s Domestic Arts Contest sponsored by the Brooke County Farmers Market. Entry forms are due by Sept. 11 and can be mailed to 140 Gist Lane, Wellsburg, WV[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Well next week turned into next month!! How does it happen? I just don’t know. But ladies and gentlemen back in July we were just getting into the idea of the Rife Machine named after its inventor, Mr. Royal Raymond Rife. He produced this lovely contraption[Read More…]
AG to Increase State and Local Government Share of Future Settlements
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has recently announced action to dramatically increase the share of future opioid-related settlements that will go directly to the State and local governments, allowing communities most impacted by the opioid crisis to decide how those funds should be used.The distribution of funds from prior[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN AND MOON by Lisa See. In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is[Read More…]