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WELLSBURG — The Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission has asked the Brooke County Commission for support in updating a more than 20-year-o
WELLSBURG — While work on Brooke County’s new judicial center is nearly completed, it appears likely it won’t be in operation until early next year. A.J
WELLSBURG — Members of the West Virginia Grand Masonic Lodge will carry on a long tradition while helping to launch a new Brooke County facility that will pro
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...
Staff writer WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Commission received an update, Tuesday, on efforts to test and vaccinate local residents for COVID-19. Mike Bolen, administrator of the county’s health department, said the department continues to administer vaccine to residents who are 65 or older, averaging 150 to 250 vaccinations per week, depending on its availability. Bolen said the department has little advance notice of when and how much vaccine will be available so it continues to work with the state to set appointments for those wanting it. He said residents seeking vaccination should co...