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WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Commission agreed Tuesday to provide a letter of support for Weirton Medical Center’s application for a federal grant to expan
Staff writer Warren Scott EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISCUSSED â On Tuesday the Brooke County Commission discussed ongoing efforts to improve radio communication between local first responders. WELLSBURG — Police, firefighters and ambulance crews soon will be receiving new radios as part of an ongoing effort to improve communications between the various emergency departments and its 911 center. County Commissioner Stacey Wise said Bob Fowler, the county’s former emergency management director; worked recently with Ohio County EMA Director Lou Vargo and others to program the radios and hu...
wscott@heraldstaroline.com A VARIETY OF BUSINESS â A roof replacement for a county building and efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccine to residents were among matters before the Brooke County Commissioners on Tuesday. -- Warren Scott WELLSBURG — Efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccine to residents and a roof replacement for a county building were among matters before the Brooke County Commission on Tuesday. April Eltringham, community wellness coordinator for the county’s health department, asked everyone for patience as the department awaits vaccine for members of the general public. Eltri...