The Brooke County Public Library will be showing the film Haunted Mansion rated PG-13 on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 3:30 p.m.Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, this film is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home[Read More…]
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Friends of The Brooke County Public Library Offering Santa Letters
The Friends of the Brooke County Public Library, with help from Santa Claus, are once again sending personalized letters from Santa to all children in the area. He would like to let them know he will be visiting them soon. Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and friends may request to[Read More…]
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The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE LAST BOOKSHOP IN LONDON by Madeline Martin. August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitler’s forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the[Read More…]
Irene (Brisky) Wilson
IRENE (BRISKY) WILSON passed away Novemner 9, 2023. She was born on January 17, 1927, to the late Theodore and Alexandra (Wolcoenska) Brisky in Windsor Heights, WV. Irene’s life was dedicated to her family and her Catholic faith. She initiated catechism classes at St. John’s Church in Wellsburg, WV. At[Read More…]
John Puskarich, Jr.
JOHN PUSKARICH, JR., 76, of Weirton, WV, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at his residence under the care of his family with the assistance of Valley Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born on May 5, 1947 in Steubenville, OH. He was the son[Read More…]
Pauline Larter Pierantozzi
PAULINE LARTER PIERANTOZZI, 85, of Follansbee, WV passed away November 8, 2023, at Weirton Medical Center. She was born April 8, 1938, in Loestoft England to the late Russell and Doris Larter. Pauline was a long-time employee of the Follansbee Middle School. In addition to her parents, she was preceded[Read More…]
Stephanie Mikos
STEPHANIE MIKOS, 84, peacefully passed away on November 8, 2023, at the Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester, WV. She was born in Huminska, Poland on June 5, 1939 and was the youngest of seven children born to Antoni and Julia Bienczak Mikos. Stephanie’s journey began in Poland, but her life’s[Read More…]
Glen Harold Clifton
GLEN HAROLD CLIFTON, 69, of Follansbee, WV died peacefully on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Weirton Medical Center. Glen was born on November 20, 1953, in Steubenville, OH, a son of the late Clarence and Louise (Wood) Clifton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three[Read More…]
Martha Lorene Smith Tipton
MARTHA LORENE SMITH TIPTON, 89, of Wellsburg, WV died peacefully on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, OH. Martha was born on June 6, 1934, in Sistersville, WV, a daughter of the late William Manfred “Dutch” and Mettie Mae (Thompson) Brewer. In addition to[Read More…]
Kay Lavughn Crawford Chase
KAY LAVUGHN CRAWFORD CHASE, 83, of Follansbee, WV passed away November 7, 2023, at Brightwood Center, Follansbee. She was born May 24, 1940, in Wheeling, WV to the late Bernard and Junelda Churchman Crawford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Allen Chase,[Read More…]