The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR by Susan Meissner. “In 1943, Elise Sontag is a typical American teenager from Iowa—aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a legal[Read More…]
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“Cook by the Book” Recipe Club
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Do you enjoy sampling and sharing new dishes with good company? Then join us at the Brooke County Public Library for an adults-only recipe club!Every month will have a theme; you choose a recipe, make it up and bring it[Read More…]
Evening Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening storytime with Miss Kim on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy the story “The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo”, a craft, snacks and fun! Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or[Read More…]
Brooke County Public Library to Close Early
The Brooke County Public Library will be closing at 4 p.m. and the Follansbee Library will be closing at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 for staff development and training.
Martha Garan
MARTHA GARAN, 99, of Weirton, WV passed away peacefully on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Hope Cottage. Martha was born on October 5, 1924, in Zeigler, Illinois, to Sam and Mary Bubuli. At a young age, Martha’s family moved to western Pennsylvania, finally settling in Brownsville where she graduated from[Read More…]
Lynn Marie Donell Dulaney
LYNN MARIE DONELL DULANEY, 67, of Weirton, WV, a beloved daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 13, 2023. She was born on July 23, 1956, to the late Donald R. and Joan Bush Donell. A homemaker, Lynn was an alumna of the University of Dayton;[Read More…]
Hazel Myrtle (Miller) Coen
HAZEL MYRTLE (MILLER) COEN, 101, of Wellsburg, WV, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 13, 2023 at Valley Hospice Care Center North, Steubenville, OH. Hazel was born on December 24, 1921 in Piney, WV. She was the daughter of the late Jacob Miller and Margaret (Nolan) Miller. Hazel was a[Read More…]
Forrest Draper Trahern
FORREST DRAPER TRAHERN, 70, of Colliers, WV died peacefully on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Weirton Medical Center. Forrest was born on January 14, 1953, in Follansbee, WV a son of the late Theodore and Lila Ann (Lynch) Trahern. In addition to his parents, Forrest is preceded in death by[Read More…]
Mark Lauck
MARK LAUCK, 61, of Wellsburg, WV passed away October 12, 2023, at home. He was born February 12, 1962, in Steubenville, OH to the late Charles “Tommy” and Doris Buffington Lauck. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his brother Paul Lauck. He is survived by several aunts,[Read More…]
Martha “Ginger” Holden
MARTHA “GINGER” HOLDEN, 61, of Fairmont, WV formerly of Follansbee, WV passed away October 12, 2023, at Guardian Health Care, Fairmont, WV. She was born October 25, 1961, in Wellsburg, WV to the late Luther Holden and Rosie Pearl Lantz Plants. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in[Read More…]