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Brooke County preserves memories with time capsule burial

WELLSBURG – The Brooke County Public Library is more than a depository of books. It also strives to preserve history. Wednesday afternoon, as residents observed Veterans Day through a variety of services and other events, the library added to its collection of artifacts. Area residents, ...

Daily Happenings for Nov. 12

POLICE REPORTS STEUBENVILLE POLICE Crashing out: A Lincoln Avenue resident is facing multiple charges after she allegedly went on a rampage at Walmart Tuesday. Witnesses claim the woman punched two employees, pulled merchandise out of a stranger’s shopping cart and threw it on the floor and is then believed to have hurled a trash can towards the shopper but hit an employee with it instead, police report. Na’Shay Wise, 29, was booked into the county jail without bond on three counts of assault, police said. Breaking up: A woman in the 3600 block of Sunset Boulevard said a woman she ...

Briefs for 11-12

Women's Day celebrations set WEIRTON — Women's Day 2026 will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Shiloh Apostolic Faith Assembly, 300 Weir Ave. The guest speaker will be Carmella Hill of Cleveland, and it will include prayer, praise and the word. Additional celebrations will be held at 10:30 a.m. at 5 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Apostolic Temple, 330 Main St. in Wheeling, according to Bishop D.W. Cummings and first lady Latisha Cummings. Janice Peyton is the chairwoman. For information, call (304) 797-7848 or (304) 233-8899. Veterans service commission to ...

Brooke County Chamber holds annual recognition dinner

FOLLANSBEE – Members of the Brooke County Area Chamber of Commerce gathered Wednesday to celebrate growth, connection, and community as part of the organization’s annual recognition dinner. “Tonight, we are celebrating you,” said Chamber President Eric Fithyan, welcoming those in ...

Tuskegee Airmen mural to return at new location

STEUBENVILLE — Community leaders gathered Wednesday in front of the OYO brewery property at Market and 4th streets to announce their first mural “redo” — a recreation of one of Steubenville’s most beloved and recognizable art works, the Tuskegee Airmen, destroyed three months ago ...

Annual veterans clothing drive underway in Weirton

WEIRTON – An annual effort to lend some aid to local veterans is continuing this week. The 12th-annual Bob Busch Memorial Veterans Clothing Drive is underway at the Millsop Community Center, with donations of new or gently used clothing being accepted through Friday. Parks Executive ...