WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council announced funding for two water projects at its meeting on June 7. Details for the projects are listed below. Marshall County Public Service District 3The council approved a $799,992 critical need grant to the Marshall County[Read More…]
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West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine President Nemitz presented with Presidential Challenge Coin for efforts on substance use disorder education
White House’s Director of the Office on National Drug Control Policy sees educating medical students as critical in dealing with addiction WV Press Staff Report LEWISBURG, W.Va. — There is an important reason West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine President James Nemitz received a Presidential Challenge Coin for his efforts on[Read More…]
Dr. Gupta: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine focuses on real communities, real people, and how to solve problems
White House’s Director of the Office on National Drug Control Policy finishes West Virginia meetings in Lewisburg WV Press Staff Report LEWISBURG, W.Va. – Dr. Rahul Gupta, White House director of the Office on National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), concluded a two-day tour of the Mountain State Saturday with a[Read More…]
Betsy Miles takes you ‘Miles in a Minute’ to celebrate Juneteenth in West Virginia
Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs is hosting a Juneteenth from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday WV Press Video CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s celebration time in West Virginia! On Saturday, June 17, we will celebrate Juneteenth on the Kanawha Boulevard lawns of the West Virginia Capitol Complex. The[Read More…]
White House representative visits West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
WV Press Release Sharing LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Ph.D., Rahul Gupta, M.D., the first physician to serve as the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, which is a component of the Executive Office of the President, visited the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) on June 10 for[Read More…]
Brooke County Cities to Hold Elections Tuesday
Elections of city officials in Brooke County are set for Tuesday, June 13. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m-7:30 p.m.In Wellsburg, voters will elect one of two representatives from each of the city’s four wards.The only uncontested race is in the Fourth Ward where incumbent Alfred (Fred) Marino faced[Read More…]
Brownfields Sites In County to Receive Funding
Assessment of brownfields sites in Brooke and Hancock counties will be possible with $500,000 in funding announce this week by U. S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).She is the ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.The funding will go[Read More…]
Second Annual Duck Derby Set
Wellsburg Lions Club will stage its second annual Duck Derby Sunday, June 11, at the 6th Street Wharf in Wellsburg.In addition to the duck derby, the club has added a Derby Hat Decorating Contest, car show and food trucks to the event.Participants can adopt a duck for $10 to be[Read More…]
USPS Cost of Postage Rises 35%
The cost of mailing subscribers of The Brooke County Review copies each week has risen 35 percent since 2021.That was the report a House Committee that oversees the U. S. Postal Service has received a statement from the National Newspaper Association and others in a broad coalition of mailing and[Read More…]
Kiwanis Club Chicken Dinner
Wellsburg Kiwanis Club will serve its annual chicken dinner Thursday, June 22, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the 12th Street Fire Station in Wellsburg.Those purchasing meals can park in the Wellsburg Banquet Hall parking lot across the street.The $13 meal will include one-half a chicken, baked potato, applesauce, roll and[Read More…]