Wellsburg News

When Emrys Watkins left Follansbee to serve in the Ohio National Guard 4th Division in 1917, at the onset of World War I, the 19-year-old could not have predicted he would one day be memorialized by the people ...

I can remember when the Fourth of July meant sweetened ice tea in tall goblets and some sparklers that we anticipated all day.

KRUPINSKI, Walter J., 58, of Weirton, W.Va., passed away Friday, June 27, 2008, surrounded by his loving family at home.

Bags of drugs taken after a lengthy investigation. Story by Kathleen Antill Email Other Stories by Kathleen Antill WEIRTON -- 70 stamp bags of heroin and over 1,000 dollars in cash are confiscated during a bust ...

HOLLOWAY, Maxine L. Shreve Howe, 86, of Follansbee, W.Va., died June 27, 2008, at home.

' A variety of improvements have been made to Wellsburg's parks through the efforts of the city's park and recreation committee, city crews, local businesses and students at Brooke High School.

The West Liberty State College's Science, Math and Research Technology Center announces its 2008 list of summer camps: Nanotechnology Camp June 26 & 27.

The Rev. and Mrs. Paul F. Bailey of Follansbee celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home with a family cookout and refreshments at the First Church of God in Wellsburg, where they are members.

' Four people were transported to area hospitals following an accident in which a vehicle struck two parked vehicles and a house in the 1000 block of Charles Street Wednesday.

Tri-Chamber Business After Hours The Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary partnership of business and professional people working together to build a healthy economy, and to improve the quality of ...

Other Stories by Dave Elias WELLSBURG -- Three people are injured and taken to local hospitals after a Ford Explorer crashes into two parked trucks and a home.

' The Brooke County Visitors Center, located at the Brooke County Public Library, and Brooke Hills Park will be observing West Virginia Day, the anniversary of its entry into statehood, with two events on June ...

A veteran Conservation Officer is fighting for his life in Illinois. Lt. Tim Coleman, a 29 year veteran of the force, was attending an International Hunting Conference, when he collapsed from a massive ...

COE, Bernice Francis Lanius, 87, of Wellsburg, W.Va., passed away. The family would like to invite relatives and friends to attend graveside services, Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Franklin Cemetery, Wellsburg, ...

The Brooke County Cooperative Extension Office/Extension Service hosted the annual Morgantown Area CEOS?Meeting on May 6. The event was held at the Wellsburg Banquet Hall and more than 175 CEOS?members ...

An administrative law judge from Brooke County has filed a lawsuit against the West Virginia branch of the Masons, claiming they wrongly expelled him for trying to make the organization more inclusive.

The race for a seat on Paden City Council to represent the Second Ward includes Roger Spragg and Thomas E. Trader Sr.

Serve Others Circle of King's Daughters and Sons held its May meeting at the YWCA for a noon luncheon meeting.

Emergency squad employees in Brooke County are scattered in three different locations, a trailer in Follansbee, the Wellsburg Fire Department and the Board of Education Building in Wellsburg.

Tuesday evening, the Weirton Knights of Columbus played host to the Weirton Kiwanis Club's 80th Anniversary celebration.