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Weirton’s Second Saturday Series closes out with a rockin’ finale

WEIRTON — The Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau invites the community to wrap up the summer with Second Saturday: Rock the Block Saturday at the Weirton Event Center. As the final event in the 2025 Second Saturday series, this celebration will feature a lineup of music, ...

University transitioning hundreds of employees

MORGANTOWN – More than 500 employees of the West Virginia University Research Corp. will transition to direct university employment, effective Oct. 31. A Workers’ Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice included on Wednesday’s Monongalia County Commission meeting agenda ...

Designs for everyone

Britni Recinella, owner of Balloons by Brit, spoke to members of Weirton Rotary about her new business. Recinella said she believes balloon decorations should be accessible to everyone, with her goal being to create “stunning, high-quality designs at budget friendly prices.” Recinella, ...

Local Briefs

Maintenance set for St. Johns Road and Bennett Drive today WEIRTON — St. Johns Road and Bennett Drive will be closed for road maintenance, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., today. For information, contact the Weirton Public Works Department at (304) 797-8500, extension 3002 Hydrant flow test ...

Brooke County Fair to return next weekend

WELLSBURG — Since it was revived in 2002, the Brooke County Fair has offered a weekend chock full of things to see and do, and this year will see the addition of drag races for all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes, presentations of Native American culture and lumberjack skills and chances to ...