DENNIS MICHAEL “DENNY” KRIVAK, 70, of Paris, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born on January 14, 1956, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, Denny was the son of the late Michael and Helena Nagy[Read More…]
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Sara Ellen (Cox) Swiger
SARA ELLEN (COX) SWIGER, 67, passed away on July 20, 2026 at the Weirton Geriatric Center. Sara was preceded in death by her loving husband, Paul Swiger, and her grandson, Kris Swiger. She is lovingly remembered by her stepchildren, Wesley (Heather) Swiger and Gwen Fuccy; her grandchildren, Wesley “Wooz” (Tina)[Read More…]
Roberta Jean (Kerr) Rosnick
ROBERTA JEAN (KERR) ROSNICK, 87, of Fairmont, WV, formerly of Weirton, WV, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by the love of her family, on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Born on April 4, 1939, Roberta was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, nurse, and woman of Christian faith whose life[Read More…]
Nathan William Riggs
NATHAN WILLIAM RIGGS, 34, of Colliers, WV, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at WVU Weirton Medical Center as the result of a dirt bike accident. Nathan was born on October 7, 1991, in Wheeling, WV. He was the beloved son of Charles “Bill” Riggs and Michele Lynn[Read More…]
Margaret Helen Kotch
MARGARET HELEN KOTCH, 91, formerly of Wellsburg, WV, passed away on July 15, 2026. She was born January 30, 1935, in McKinleyville, the daughter of the late Frank and Helen Volski Lish. She is also proceeded in death by her husband, George Kenneth Kotch (2022); brothers Paul, Stanley, Joe and[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Have you heard of “Moringa”? I heard of it during my cancer journey. It was a plant that was mentioned to me as a suggestion from a homeopathic doctor. The anti-carcinogenic benefits outweigh most plants. I never did acquire any or use it. I was using[Read More…]
Point Park University Announces Spring 2026 Dean’s List
Alexis Faeseel of Follansbee, Tanner Finsley of Weirton and Brandon Ware of Weirton are among the more than 1,300 students at Point Park University who were named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must have a 3.5 GPA for the semester.Point[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books were recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION DAYS AT THE TORUNKA CAFÉ by Satoshi Yagisawa. Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a neighborhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as[Read More…]
Brooke County Public Libraries Unveil Seed Library
The Brooke County Public Libraries are excited to unveil its new Seed Library. It has been a project the Director has tried to get up off the ground for the past five years or so, but lacked the unit to help hold and organize the seeds. Last year the library[Read More…]
BCPL Celebrates Another Year of Full Support for Brooke County’s Imagination Program
Many patrons do not truly understand what takes place behind the scenes to fully make sure that a community is able to provide Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) to some of its youngest residents. A community must be able to have fund s that are able to pay for half[Read More…]