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Ohio County PSD Advertisement for Bids

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS OHIO COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT5383 NATIONAL ROADTRIADELPHIA, WV 26059 Separate sealed bids will be received by OHIO COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT at its office at 5383 National Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059 until Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM, local time, and then at said office publicly opened[Read More…]

Wellsburg 5K Race Has Storied Past

By: John L. DavisThe Wellsburg Fourth of July 5K traces its roots to the Wellsburg Town Run of the early 1970s. Back then, a running “boom” was sweeping the United States on the heels of Frank Shorter’s inspiring victory in the 1972 Olympic Games marathon. Countless Americans of all ages[Read More…]

WV DoHS Issues Summer EBT Cards to Eligible Students

The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), in conjunction with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), began mailing West Virginia Summer EBT (WV-SEBT) benefits to eligible students on June 16.The WV-SEBT program will provide short-term grocery benefit assistance to income-eligible households with school-age children during the summer months.[Read More…]

Pull Up A Chair

By: Hettie Basil Lighttower When I was a kid I liked to watch StarTrek with my grandfather. As a matter of fact a good bit of us grandchildren really enjoyed it. The fascinating equipment, fading in and out for transportation, time travel, strange planets, alien beings, fasers, healing machines and[Read More…]

At the Library

The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION FIRE AND FORGET by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher. These stories aren’t pretty and they aren’t for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports,[Read More…]