Gov. Patrick Morrissey has declared November to be Wild Game Meat Donation Month in West Virginia.The proclamation recognizes hunting as a tradition in West Virginia and highlights its role in increasing food security through the Division of Natural Resources/ Hunters Helping the Hungry program (HHH).“Hunting in West Virginia is an[Read More…]
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By: Hettie Basil Lighttower When I was in middle school I recall the big campaigns about “do not litter” “Keep America Beautiful” in regards to pollution awareness. We also learned not to use hair spray so to not destroy the ozone layer. As a kid hearing about all this stuff[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION JOSH AND HAZEL’S GUIDE TO NOT DATING by Christina Lauren. “Hazel Camille Bradford knows she’s a lot to take-and frankly, most men aren’t up to the challenge. If her army of pets and thrill[Read More…]
Friends of the 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…]
Michael Stewart Viderman
MICHAEL STEWART VIDERMAN, 45, of Wellsburg, WV died peacefully on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh, PA. He was born on January 6, 1980, in Wheeling, WV a son of Brenda (O’Brinar) Boone and husband David of Toronto, OH and the late Michael T. Viderman on November[Read More…]
Naomi Ruth Gillert
NAOMI RUTH GILLERT, 87, of Weirton, WV, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at WVU Medicine, Weirton Medical Center. Born January 4, 1938, in Littleton, WV, Ruth (as she was affectionately known) was the daughter of the late Arthur Webster Henderson and Pauline Mildred Burch Henderson. She was[Read More…]
Charles F. “Charlie” Dobbs, Sr.
CHARLES F. “CHARLIE” DOBBS, SR., 78, of Wellsburg, WV passed away November 6, 2025, at home. He was born February 15, 1947, in Cameron, WV to the late George Franklin and Virginia Mable Marshall Dobbs. He was a retired mechanic at Herman Strauss and was an Army Veteran during the[Read More…]
Sandra Louise Vanhorn
SANDRA LOUISE VANHORN, 78, of Wellsburg, WV died peacefully on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at White Oak Healthcare in Warren, OH with her family by her side. She was born on June 7, 1947 in Jersey City, NJ the daughter of the late Stephen Armstrong and Lola (Jackson) Armstrong. In[Read More…]
Arlene Stephanie Reilly
ARLENE STEPHANIE REILLY, 82, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Weirton, West Virginia, Arlene was the daughter of Joseph and Stephanie Kostur, who instilled in her the values of faith, kindness, and perseverance that shaped her life. She[Read More…]
Anne D. Cicale Perhacs
ANNE D. CICALE PERHACS, 100, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 2, 2025, at Welty Home For the Aged in Wheeling. Born in Follansbee, WV, she was a daughter of Nicola and Ida Romagnoli Cicale and Antoinette Cortez Cicale. Anne graduated fourth in her class from Follansbee High School in[Read More…]