ERIC JENNINGS PRATT, 37, of Weirton, WV passed away at Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, WV on January 9, 2024. He was born on February 2, 1986, in Weirton, WV to Martha Pratt Cottrill and the late Harold Cottrill. He was a member of the Apostolics of the Ohio Valley. In[Read More…]
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William “Bill” Douglas Moore
WILLIAM “BILL” DOUGLAS MOORE, 72, of Follansbee, WV passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024, at the Sam Swope Care Center at Masonic Homes, Louisville, KY after a nearly 10-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. He fought courageously against the disease each and every day. William was born on June 5,[Read More…]
David Lee Maloney
DAVID LEE MALONEY, 64, of Salem, OH formerly of Follansbee, WV passed away on January 8, 2024, after a lengthy illness at Salem Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 1, 1959, in Steubenville, OH to the late Clyde and Betty Lee (Agar) Maloney. In addition to his parents[Read More…]
Merwyn Thomas “Tom” Poole
MERWYN THOMAS “TOM” POOLE, 85, of Weirton, WV passed away on January 7, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh due to complications from a long hard fought battle stemming from a motor vehicle accident this past May. Born on February 7, 1938, in Follansbee, West Virginia, he was one of[Read More…]
John Louis Velegol, Jr.
JOHN LOUIS VELEGOL, JR., 85, of Colliers, WV, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Weirton Medical Center, just four days after his beloved wife, Sally. John was born on January 23, 1938 in Colliers, WV. He was the eldest son of the late John Louis Velegol Sr. and[Read More…]
Patricia Ann “Patty” Pronchik
PATRICIA ANN “PATTY” PRONCHIK, 94, of Colliers, WV, passed Saturday January 6, 2024 at Weirton Medical Center. She was born October 7, 1929 in Littleton, WV, daughter of the late Curtis Roy Frashure and Lucille E. Coffindaffer Frashure. She is also preceded in death by her loving husband, John Pronchik,[Read More…]
Ora Belle Jones
ORA BELLE JONES, 92, of Weirton, WV passed away Friday, January 5, 2024, at the Weirton Medical Center. She was born on July 1, 1931, in Zalia, WV., the daughter of William and Mary Frances Reynolds Williams. Ora Belle was a constant figure in her family’s life. Her grandchildren enjoyed[Read More…]
Brooke County Board of Education Notice of Public Calendar Hearings
NOTICE OF PUBLIC CALENDAR HEARINGS Dr. Jeffrey R. Crook, Superintendent, Brooke County Schools, announces the following Board of Education sessions:The following hearing dates have been selected to discuss the 2024-2025 school calendar: February 12, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.February 26, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. Said hearings will be held at the[Read More…]
Senate Finance Committee begins hearing budget presentations
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Finance Committee, on Thursday, began their deliberation of Gov. Jim Justice’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal. On-hand to provide an overview and answer committee member’s questions regarding the proposal was the state’s Acting Revenue Secretary Larry Pack. “The[Read More…]
Justice unveils FY 2025 budget proposal
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice delivered his eighth and final State of the State address Wednesday night. At the conclusion of his speech, the governor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal was delivered to lawmakers. Recorded in the House of Delegates as HB[Read More…]