The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION A DAUGHTER’S GUIDE TO MOTHERS AND MURDER by Dianne Freeman. Frances and George are enjoying some well-deserved leisure time in Paris when an old acquaintance from London, Alicia Stoke-Whitney, seeks Frances’s help to investigate[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 Recipe Club!Every month will have a theme; you choose a recipe, make it up and bring it into the[Read More…]
History of Witchcraft in Brooke County
The Brooke County Public Library will be hosting Michal Traubert on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m., in the Vincent Room of the Wellsburg Library.Mr. Traubert will be discussing the history of witchcraft in Brooke County. Mr. Traubert is a descendant of Daniel Higgins, Sr., who, according to legend, was[Read More…]
Library Hours
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. 28 for staff development and training.
Vickie’s Kitchen Delights
By: Vickie Davis Fall is definitely in the air, and I love it.This time of year is my favorite season, followed by winter as my second favorite. I love the cool, crisp mornings and I love the smell of leaves turning and falling, and you can always smell firewood burning[Read More…]
Mildred “Mickey” Martich
MILDRED “MICKEY” MARTICH, 93, of Weirton, WV, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Born November 7, 1931, in Weirton, she was one of three daughters born to Joe and Milica Divich Wujnovich. A graduate of Weir High School, Class of 1949, Mickey faithfully served as Class Reunion Treasurer[Read More…]
Norma “Dotty” Dorothy (Byers) Scott
NORMA “DOTTY” DOROTHY (BYERS) SCOTT, 81, of Colliers, WV, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at home. Dotty was born on July 13, 1944 in Steubenville, OH. She was the daughter of the late Harold Byers and Virginia (Smith) Byers. Dotty was a proud member of the Hooverson[Read More…]
Bruce Edmund Powelson
BRUCE EDMUND POWELSON, 62, of Weirton, WV, passed away on October 16, 2025. Born on February 27, 1963, in Weirton, he was the son of the late Robert Edmund “Squire” and Norma Mae (Cole) Powelson. Bruce was known for his kind, quiet, and thoughtful nature, a man who valued people[Read More…]
Pamela Sue (Nolan) Mercer
PAMELA SUE (NOLAN) MERCER shed her earthly wings to gain her heavenly ones and was finally reunited with her husband and children on October 16, 2025, while being surrounded by her family. Born August 13, 1955, in Wheeling, WV, daughter to Francis Jean Virden and Willliam Dale Nolan. She was[Read More…]
Troy James “T-Roy” Arango
TROY JAMES “T-ROY” ARANGO, 61, of Weirton, WV, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025, at Valley Hospice in Steubenville, Ohio. Born on May 22, 1964, he was the youngest of three children of the late Richard “Red” Arango and Patricia Banketas. A graduate of the Weir High School Class[Read More…]