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Wellsburg bowling alley is under new ownership

WELLSBURG — The new owner of Brooke Lanes II said he is enjoying making the bowling alley a place where people of all ages can have fun. Ken Davis, who runs the bowling alley with his girlfriend, Breanna Kimbro, said it’s something he had wanted to do for some time, having enjoyed the ...

Getting a Boost

The management and staff of Boost Mobile were joined by members of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce Sept. 1 for the grand opening of the new location at 247 Three Springs Drive within the Three Springs Crossing business plaza. The event included food, a bounce house and a prize drawing. ...

Quick take

SEMINAR PLANNED: Kayla Sadler-Busbey of Health Benefits Services will present Medicare and You: Understanding Your Medicare Choices at 11 a.m. Sept. 20 in the Weirton Room of the Millsop Community Center. The complimentary, in-person event will cover the A, B, Cs and Ds of Medicare. To RSVP or for special accommodations, contact Sadler-Busbey at (304) 266-6772.

JVS instructor gets training at 3M’s Minnesota headquarters

BLOOMINGDALE — Jefferson County Joint Vocational School instructor Russell Achhammer received an education of his own during a 3M Collision Repair Instructor Training in Minnesota this summer. Achhammer, who has taught the auto body collision program at JVS for the past six years, was ...

WVU Medicine expands advancement program

MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine is in the process of expanding its Clinical Advancement for Professional Excellence Program for bedside nurses. The CAPE Program is a nursing program designed to enrich professional development, provide a reward system for quality clinical performance, promote quality nursing and improve job satisfaction. This program, designed by nurses for nurses, is focused on rewarding, recognizing, retaining and recruiting inpatient direct-care nurses throughout WVU Medicine. CAPE originally was designed in 2018 by bedside nurses throughout the WVU Health System ...

Ohio Valley Solar Co-op picks firm to install panels

STEUBENVILLE — The 2023 Ohio Valley Solar Co-op has selected YellowLite Inc. to install solar panels for the group. Co-op members selected YellowLite through a competitive bidding process. Solar United Neighbors issued a request for proposals to local installers and a committee of co-op members met in June to review bids and select a solar installer on behalf of the full group. The committee decided on YellowLite after reviewing information about pricing, quality, experience and service. YellowLite will provide each co-op member with an individualized proposal based on the group ...