West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) celebrated its Class of 2025 during a commencement ceremony held Thursday evening, May 15, at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling. Family, friends, faculty, and staff gathered to honor the achievements of this year’s graduates, as 255 students were awarded a total of 274 degrees and[Read More…]
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BHP to Hold Last Auditions for the Season
Brooke Hills Playhouse will hold its last two auditions for the 54th season on Saturday, June 14, at the Playhouse.Director Chelsey Barnhart from Wellsburg will hold auditions for the children ’ s show, “ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” at 10 a.m. This dramatization of C. S. Lewis’s[Read More…]
WVDNR Urges Public to Leave Young Wildlife Alone
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is reminding members of the public to leave young wildlife alone, noting that handling wild animals often harms the animal, spreads disease and, when done without a permit, breaks the law“Watching wildlife is one of the many joys of being outdoors in[Read More…]
Summer Youth Golf Tour Set
Young people of the Ohio Valley will have the opportunity to participate in the new and expanded summer youth golf tour. This year’s three events will use the Oglebay courses of Crispen Center, Wheeling Park and for the first time the Highland Springs golf course outside of Wellsburg.The season opens[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Have you heard the term, “Just breathe!”? What does that mean to you? Does it help you to relax when you hear that? Do you think about slowing down a tad and regrouping? Does it encourage a calming affect and assist you in taking a little[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION NOBODY’S FOOL by Harlan Coben. Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of[Read More…]
Thomas Lee Puskarich, Sr.
THOMAS LEE PUSKARICH, SR., 81, of Follansbee, WV, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 23, 2025 at his residence. Tom was born on March 10, 1944 in Washington, PA. He was the son of the late Thomas and Mary (Dolinar) Puskarich. Tom retired after 45 years of service as a[Read More…]
Lawrence Joe Rusinovich
LAWRENCE JOE RUSINOVICH, 73, of Weirton, WV passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Allegheny General Hospital. Born February 22, 1952, in Weirton, Larry was a son of William Stanley and Mary Ann Chuich Rusinovich. A graduate of Weir High School, Class of 1970, he went on to[Read More…]
Carol Christine Altomare
CAROL CHRISTINE ALTOMARE, 56, of Colliers, WV, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at West Penn Hospital, with her loving family by her side. Born on March 29, 1969, in Washington, PA, she was a daughter of Carolyn and Joe Poskin, and Chris and Shirley Reitter. A 1987[Read More…]
Bert Reid “Rock” Furioli
BERT REID “ROCK” FURIOLI, 69, of Wheeling, WV died peacefully on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at his home. He was born on April 17, 1956, in Wheeling, WV a son of Marilyn Mary Lou (McCombs) Furioli of Wellsburg, WV and the late Bert Franklin Furioli. Bert graduated from Brooke High[Read More…]