Brooke County News

They are a regular part of local Veterans Day and Memorial Day programs, where they have caused many to shudder, physically and emotionally, at the sight and sound of rifles fired in a military salute offered to veterans living and dead.

Chesapeake Energy's plan to drill for natural gas under Brooke High School should not create any problems for the more than 1,000 students who attend there each day, County Superintendent Kathy Kidder-Wilkerson said.

Brooke Hills Park is kicking off its summer season with major discounts for the Memorial Day weekend that should appeal to families seeking affordable fun, said park officials.

An Elm Grove Pharmacy employee shot and killed a man who was trying to rob the business at about 5 p.m. Friday.

The Hooverson Heights K-Kids asked classmates to bring in newspapers, blankets, pet food and other supplies for the Brooke County Animal Shelter and presented them to Brooke County Dog Warden Chuck Shreve and Donna DeJaro, the shelter's director, who brought two dogs with them.

The organizers of the demolition of the old Taylor, Smith & Taylor pottery site hope to have it "flat by fall." Community leaders who have been involved with the long-anticipated reclamation of the brownfield site could barely contain their enthusiasm when they heard that news at an update meeting Monday night.

A Brooke County water line project to replace aging pipes along one street near residents' homes is more than halfway complete, according to Wellsburg city officials.

The Hancock County commissioners are not gambling men, but they're willing to bet they're right when it comes to why hotel occupancy tax revenues are down.

Brooke County Board of Education officials this week responded to allegations regarding reports of mold at the Colliers Primary School.

During the more than 62 years since Brooke County native Mike Tisik disappeared while co-piloting an Air Force plane over Canada, members of his family have wondered often what happened and whether his body ever would be recovered.

Two months after a police officer fatally shot a robbery suspect in Weirton, the incident remains under investigation.

Delegate Ryan Ferns' April DUI arrest was not his first brush with the law, as court documents indicate he was arrested for the same offense in 2003.

The Brooke County Commission has approved an application for a grant to support a second prevention and resource officer for Brooke County schools.

Twenty-one career technical students are the recipients of $2,000 each as 2012-2013 Yanni Scholarship winners, including a student from the Randolph Technical Center.

Two incumbents will be facing off against two Republican challengers in the November general election to see who will represent the residents of the 1st District in the House of Delegates.

Former state Delegate Tim Ennis and Follansbee Councilman at large Jim Andreozzi appear to be the winners of two seats on the Brooke County Commission.

Though technical problems with computer voting machines in two precincts left the outcomes of a few Brooke County races in question, candidates for prosecutor and sheriff led with a sufficient margin to make their races' outcomes clear.

West Virginia voters cast their ballots on Tuesday for the state's primary election, and several local races are capturing residents' attention.

The Tri-State Winemakers Club held its April meeting with Rick Parker presiding and Troy and Lisa Carte serving as hosts.

In an effort to cut costs and because of low voter turnout, Weirton officials are proposing to suspend future city-level primary elections.