Students can now enter the eighth annual Kids Kick Opioids contest until Friday, May 3.The contest provides an opportunity for students to learn about the dangers and deadly consequences of prescription painkiller abuse.It has also given many an outlet to share their personal experiences, highlighting how opioid dependence has impacted[Read More…]
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WV Department of Health Announces Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Available
The West Virginia Dept. of Health has announced that those 65 and older are eligible for an additional dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent recommendation. “As the data consistently shows, those who are older and immunocompromised are the most vulnerable to the[Read More…]
Weirton Spring Cleanup Set
Spring clean-up in Weirton is scheduled for Monday-Friday, April 8-12.Pick-ups for the clean-up will be on the same day as regular trash pick-ups.The following guidelines will apply:•Household goods should be at the curb by 7 a.m.•Only household goods will be accepted.•Items that will not be accepted are construction materials, vehicle[Read More…]
Community Yard Sale Set
The McAdoo community will have its annual yard sale Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Museum Open House to be Held
The Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center will hold a four day event to celebrate its 2024 season opening April 4-7.Thursday, April 4, Friday, April 5, and Sunday April 7 the museum will be open regular hours, 1-5 p.m.On Thursday the museum will hold an open house with the[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower There’s a venue in California called the Heart/Math Institute. For over 20 years they have been conducting research on the function of our brain and our heart in relationship to each other and to our body. Through monitors and electrodes “waves” can be documented.We are all[Read More…]
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION DAIRY, DAIRY, QUITE CONTRARY by Amy Lillard. “Twenty-something advice columnist Sissy is ready for a fresh start in the small town of Yoder, Kansas – along with her loyal Yorkie, Duke. She’s[Read More…]
Play and Connect at the Library
Join us every Saturday anytime between 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. in the Children’s Room at the Brooke County Public Library and play, build, socialize, and learn together with a variety of exciting toys and games to help develop hand-eye coordination and STEAM concepts.Parents/guardians must provide direct supervision.Ages birth to 6 years[Read More…]
Dungeons and Dragons Classes Offered
The Brooke County Library will be holding Dungeons and Dragons classes on Tuesdays from 6–9 p.m. Library volunteers, Game Masters Daniel Melching and David Nixon, will be instructing the classes that are open to middle and high school students.You will learn how to create characters, battle evil creatures, and save[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie “The Color Purple rated PG-13 on Friday, April 5, at 12 p.m.Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.Bring your lunch and watch a movie with[Read More…]