Boston Metal has received a $50 million grant to help construct a new facility in Weirton.The facility will manufacture ultrapure chromium metal, high temperature alloys and near net shape parts key for multiple supply chainsU.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that award from[Read More…]
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Simply Christmas Event at BHP
Brooke County Fair and Brooke Hills Park will sponsor Simply Christmas at the Cardinal Shelter in the park Saturday, Dec. 2, from 12-4 p.m. Free admission to the event.Simply Christmas is an event for everyone to join together in the holiday spirit.The event will include a warm fire in the[Read More…]
Weld Withdraws from AG Race
West Virginia Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, has withdrawn from the race to be elected West Virginia’s attorney general.Instead, he said, he will file for re-election to the State Senate.“Since I announced my campaign for attorney general back in April, my wife Alex and I have spent a tremendous[Read More…]
WVNCC Enhances CDL Training with CDL Simulators
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) has announced a significant enhancement to its Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program with the acquisition of two CDL simulators. These high-tech training tools are set to revolutionize the way students prepare for their CDL examinations and build the skills needed for a successful career[Read More…]
CACDA Hosts Christmas Concert
West Liberty University’s chapter of CACDA (Collegiate American Choral Director Association) will host a Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m., in the sanctuary of Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church. The concert will consist of club members joined by Dr. Linda Cowan and feature performances of Christmas classics such[Read More…]
Dungeons and Dragons Classes Offered
The Brooke County Library will be holding Dungeons and Dragons classes on Tuesdays from 6–9 p.m. Library volunteers, Game Masters Daniel Melching and David Nixon, will be instructing the classes that are open to middle and high school students.You will learn how to create characters, battle evil creatures, and save[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny rated PG-13 on Friday, Dec. 8, at 12 p.m.Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds[Read More…]
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE SECRETS WE LEFT BEHIND by Soraya Lane. Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate[Read More…]
Howard Stanley Sapp
HOWARD STANLEY SAPP, 85, of Colliers, WV passed away November 24, 2023, at Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, WV. He was born September 12, 1938, in Uniontown, WV to the late Edward and Zana Ardella Hostuttler Sapp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Della[Read More…]
Jennie Lynn Miller
JENNIE LYNN MILLER, 63, of Weirton, WV passed away on November 24, 2023, at Weirton Medical Center. Born on December 31, 1959, she was one of the nine children born to Charles William Glasure, Sr., and Marie Exharos Glasure. Jennie Lynn’s journey through life was marked by resilience, love, and[Read More…]