Wellsburg United Methodist Church, located at the corner of 11th and Charles Streets will hold a Easter VBS Friday, March 27, from 5-8 p.m., at the church.The event is open to children 4-years-old through sixth grade. During the event, children will be taught Jesus’ journey from Palm Sunday to Easter[Read More…]
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Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Last week we touched on words like photo, photon, biophoton and even photosynthesis. It is evident that all these words have the word photo in common with each other. Let’s look at the word photo, what it means and why it has anything to do with[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION IMMUNITY INDEX by Sue Burke. In a US facing growing food shortages, stark inequality, and a growing fascist government, three perfectly normal young women are about to find out that they share a great[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie Song Sung Blue rated PG-13 on Friday, March 13, at 12 p.m.Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.Bring your lunch and watch a movie with[Read More…]
Friends of the Library Offering Easter Bunny Letters
The Friends of the Brooke County Public Library, with help from the Easter Bunny, are once again sending personalized letters from the Easter Bunny to all children in the area. He would like to let them know he will be hopping down the bunny trail soon. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,[Read More…]
Spring Fire Season Begins
The start of West Virginia’s annual spring fire season on Sunday, March 1, marked the return of burning restrictions.The West Virginia Division of Forestry reminds residents to confine outdoor burning to 5 p.m.-7 a.m., according to West Virginia State Code Chapter 20-3-5.Fires set during that time must be put out before[Read More…]
Timothy James Snodgrass
TIMOTHY JAMES SNODGRASS, 71, of Follansbee, WV, passed away at Brightwood Center on March 1, 2026, after a prolonged battle with a rare blood cancer. He was born in Steubenville, OH, on July 31, 1948. Tim, a son of Frank (Eddie) and Edith (Sally) Snodgrass, grew up in Weirton. He[Read More…]
Sondra Lee Smith Harlan
SONDRA LEE SMITH HARLAN passed away February 28, 2026. She was born July 17, 1940 in the small coal camp of Louise, WV to the late Samuel Collins Smith and Evelyn Leavitt Smith. She was the only sister to brothers Joseph Deskin, Kaye Deskin, and Samuel “Pete” Smith. She spent[Read More…]
Leslie Diane Metz
LESLIE DIANE METZ, 62, of Follansbee, WV died peacefully on Friday, February 27, 2026, with her family by her side at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 14, 1963, in Washington, PA a daughter of the late John “Buddy” Myers and Darla (Kirchner) Myers of Avella, PA. In[Read More…]
Madelon Dawn Jackson
MADELON DAWN JACKSON, 82, a beloved resident of Wellsburg, WV passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Thursday, February 26, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Marvin and Ada (Bullock) Platter born on November 1,1943. Madelon was a cornerstone of her community, remembered most vividly as[Read More…]