A concurrent bear season will be open in all or parts of 42 counties for buck firearms hunting from Nov. 25-Dec. 8.“This concurrent season not only provides a unique opportunity for hunters to harvest multiple big game species on the same day, but also supports wildlife management efforts by helping[Read More…]
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The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK by Chris Whitaker. 1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of[Read More…]
Holiday Hours at the Library
Holiday hours in observance of Thanksgiving for the Brooke County Library and Follansbee Branch will be as follows:Wednesday, Nov. 27– 10 a.m.–3 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 28–Dec. 1 – ClosedNormal hours will resume on Monday, Dec. 2.
Gerald “Jerry” William Baxter
GERALD “JERRY” WILLIAM BAXTER, 79, of Colliers, WV, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 15, 2024 at his residence. Jerry was born on February 15, 1945, Weirton, WV. He was the son of the late Richard Baxter and Katherine “Katie” Baxter. Jerry served his country proudly in the United States[Read More…]
John J. Aftanas, Jr.
JOHN J. AFTANAS, JR., 90, of Follansbee, WV, passed Friday, November 15, 2024 at Weirton Geriatric Center. He was born December 22, 1933 in Louise, WV, son of the late John J. Aftanas, Sr. and Katherine Wydra Aftanas. He is also preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters.[Read More…]
Priscilla Ann Shields
PRISCILLA ANN SHIELDS, 85, of Weirton, WV, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2024 at Weirton Medical Center. She was born August 4, 1939 in Piney Fork, OH, daughter of the late William and Anna Tatar Grabits. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Lester Ray Shields (2020); and[Read More…]
Sylvia Delores Jones
SYLVIA DELORES JONES, 88, of Follansbee, WV died peacefully on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Weirton Geriatric Center. Born on August 15, 1936, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras a daughter of the late Arlmondo and Alicia (Agiuluz) Flores. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two[Read More…]
John Foster Perkins
JOHN FOSTER PERKINS, 87, of Weirton, WV, passed away on November 13, 2024. Born on September 3, 1937, in Steubenville, OH, John was one of three children of the late Dallas and Marie Ward Perkins. A proud graduate of Steubenville Big Red High School in 1956, John remained a lifelong[Read More…]
Betty Lou Virtue
BETTY LOU VIRTUE, 96, of Weirton, WV, passed Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at home. She was born June 6, 1928 in Hollidays Cove, daughter of the late William R. Moulds and Cora Mae Freshwater Moulds. Betty is also preceded in death by her husband, William R. “Bill” Virtue (1993). Betty[Read More…]
Rosemary Lacross Hawkins
ROSEMARY LACROSS HAWKINS, 83, of Windsor Heights, WV passed away November 12, 2024, at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born March 3, 1941, in Rush Run, OH to the late Tuson L. and June L. Coss LaCross. Rosemary was a waitress at Ernie’s Esquire for over 30 years and[Read More…]