Brooke County AARP Chapter #3910 will be starting up its 2025 season of activities and is looking for new members. The only requirement for new members is that they have a National AARP membership. Membership is not soley for Brooke County Residents. The cost of memberships is $5 per year.Chapter[Read More…]
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Bethany Celebrates 185th Founder’s Day
Students, alumni, faculty, and guests joined together to commemorate and celebrate Bethany’s 185th year as an institution, founded by Alexander Campbell, during the annual Founder’s Day Convocation. The celebrations began at Decima’s Café, hosted by Bethany Memorial Church, which alongside delicious refreshments, showcased historical exhibits focusing on the Women of Bethany.[Read More…]
Time to Look Around and Fix Those Costly Leaks
By: Charlotte, R. Lane, ChairmanWest Virginia Public Service Commission Each year, I enjoy encouraging you to conserve water when we reach our annual Fix-A-Leak Week.The Public Service Commission of West Virginia participates in this national program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an important public service.Fix-A-Leak Week begins[Read More…]
GHSP Coordinates High-Visibility Enforcement
The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is coordinating a statewide Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement mobilization that runs from Friday, March 7, through Sunday, March 25.The mobilization is part of the GHSP’s year-long efforts to increase seat belt usage in West Virginia and is part of a statewide ramp-up[Read More…]
DOT Prepares to Fight Potholes
With the end of winter and warm weather just on the horizon, the West Virginia Division of Highways and its partners in the asphalt industry are getting ready to fight the annual springtime war on potholes.Relatively mild winters the past several years have allowed asphalt plants to open early, letting the DOH get[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower If you have enjoyed the recent story of pets and are encouraged to create stories of your own with animals, I thought it would be nice to talk about a few more benefits that pets offer us.Have you heard of pet therapy? There are amazing cats[Read More…]
Juried Exhibition Entries Accepted
The West Virginia Dept. of Arts, Culture and History is accepting submissions for the fourth installation of Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions.This installation of the exhibit is titled “West Virginia Historic Figures.” Submissions will be accepted until Tuesday, March 25. The exhibit will open Sunday, June 1, at 2[Read More…]
Senior Center Offering Activities
The Brooke County Senior Center, located at 948 Main St., is offering a variety of free activities for senior citizens.Among the activities are drumming through the use of large rubber balls, which is held from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.Bingo is held from 12-3 p.m. every[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE RISE AND FALL OF MISS FANNIE’S BISCUITS by Wanda E. Brunstetter. Mysteries have a way of following Fannie Miller, so when she makes it into the finals of the Tuscarawas County Baking Contest[Read More…]
Brooke County Library Book Club
A group of friends, a good book, and free-flowing discussion… doesn’t that sound like the ingredients for a wonderful experience. The Brooke County Public Library will be meeting on Thursday, March 27, at 5 p.m., in person and virtual to discuss the book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer. You[Read More…]