Thomas Packer, from Wellsburg, was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Dean’s List for the 2023 Spring Quarter. Packer is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science.Undergraduate students who have earned at least 30 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher (out of 4.0) are[Read More…]
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West Virginia Day: Find Rewards through Service
By: Charlotte, R. Lane, Chairman West Virginia Public Service Commission In 1861, as the Civil War raged and brother fought against brother, the counties in the western part of Virginia began the process of seceding from the eastern part of the state.Originally known as Kanawha, by the time President Lincoln[Read More…]
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION ALL THE DAYS OF SUMMER by Nancy Thayer. Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts. But when her marriage has fizzles out, Heather has to decide what sort of life[Read More…]
Kindness Crafts for Kids at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be holding a free kindness crafts class for kids ages 8 & up on Thursday, June 29, at 11 a.m. You will make Kindness Bracelets and Color-Me Be Kind Magnets.Limited space is available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to reserve your seat or visit[Read More…]
Camp Kindness Story Hour at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library and Follansbee Branch will be holding a Camp Kindness Story Hour with Miss Kim on Monday, June 26, at 12 p.m., at the Follansbee Library with a kindness theme and Wednesday, June 28, at 11 a.m., in the River Room of the Wellsburg Library with[Read More…]
Paul Dennis Griffenberg Jr.
PAUL DENNIS GRIFFENBERG JR., 36, passed away June 15, 2023 at home, in Wheeling, WV. Paul was born February 6, 1987 in Honolulu, HI to Paul Dennis Griffenberg Sr. and the late Teresa Darlene Dight Griffenberg. In addition to his father he is survived by his son Brayden Griffenberg, of[Read More…]
Robert D. (Doug) Platt
ROBERT D. (DOUG) PLATT, 70, of Wellsburg, WV died June 13, 2023, at Weirton Medical Center. He was born August 14, 1952, in Steubenville, OH the son of Robert M. and Patricia (Wertz) Platt. Doug graduated from Brooke High School class of 1970. Following graduation, he worked at Banner Fiberboard[Read More…]
Marie W. Melvin
MARIE W. MELVIN, 88, of Weirton, WV passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at home. She was born November 18, 1934, in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of the late Howard Otto Ransom and Marie Barbara Veverka Ransom. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, James Norcia and Donald[Read More…]
Charles Edward Kittle
CHARLES EDWARD KITTLE, 91, of Weirton, WV, a loving husband, and father, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, with his wife and daughter at his side. Born in Weirton, WV on January 15, 1932, he was the son of Charles Kittle and Margaret Kochey Kittle Denny. Charles lived a[Read More…]
Wilson Harris Jones Jr.
WILSON HARRIS JONES JR., 80, of Warner Robins, Georgia, died on June 13, 2023. Butch, as he is known to friends and family, died at his brother’s house where he was residing. Butch was a long-time resident of Wellsburg, WV and graduated from Wellsburg High School class of 1960. He[Read More…]