🌱 How a former Follansbee chief may shape Brooke County 911 changes

What's up Follansbee! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a former Follansbee chief may shape Brooke County 911 changes

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Open House @ Mindset 2 Wellness Spa — Set me free Watercolor and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder with a few flurries, with a high of 29 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with flurries; chilly, temps: high: 33, low: 25.
• Saturday: Cold; a bit of afternoon snow, with a high of 31 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Brooke Commission receives park request, discusses 911 (weirtondailytimes.com) — Brooke County commissioners are weighing financial help for Brooke Hills Park’s golf course irrigation repairs and forming an advisory board to improve 911 operations, with input from local first responders. The discussion included former Follansbee police chief John Schwertfeger, highlighting how Follansbee experience is shaping countywide emergency communications and funding priorities that could affect local safety and recreation options.
   

📸 Around Follansbee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Follansbee

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• MAH JONGG FRIDAYS
  Brooke County Public Library And Visitors Center, 945 Main St, Wellsburg
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Christmas Open House @ Mindset 2 Wellness Spa — Set me free Watercolor
  Mindset 2 Wellness , 1400 Main St , Follansbee
  11:00 am
• Mindset2Wellness and Botox'd Holiday Open House
  Mindset 2 Wellness , 1400 Main St , Follansbee
  11:00 am

Monday December 15

• GERI-FIT - FOLLANSBEE
  Follansbee Public Library , 844 Main St , Follansbee
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• ADVENTURE SNACKS!
  945 Main St , Wellsburg
  10:30 pm

Friday December 19

• MAH JONGG FRIDAYS
  Brooke County Public Library And Visitors Center , 945 Main St , Wellsburg
  1:00 pm

Monday December 22

• TAI CHI- WELLSBURG
  Brooke County Public Library And Visitors Center , 945 Main St , Wellsburg
  11:00 am
• First Encounter - Film Screening
  945 Main St , Wellsburg
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Sanitary Board Meeting
  Weirton, WV Calendar Weirton, WV 26062
  10:00 am
• St. Paul's Kindergarten
  Mary H. Weir Public Library , 3442 Main Street , Weirton
  11:30 am
• Water Board Meeting
  Weirton, WV Calendar Weirton, WV 26062
  12:00 pm
• St. Paul's 2nd Grade
  Mary H. Weir Public Library , 3442 Main Street , Weirton
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Follansbee. Apply here.
• Weirton Medical Center Inc posted a job opening for ED Unit Secretary in Weirton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Follansbee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wellsburg

• Wellsburg city manager, legal counsel hired (weirtondailytimes.com)
• High School Roundup: John Marshall Boys Open With Victory (theintelligencer.net)

Weirton

• Weirton Council approves employee insurance plans (weirtondailytimes.com)
• West Virginia native's donation helps Community Bread Basket secure their ‘permanent' location (wtrf.com)
• Local man's iconic snow sculptures made childhood winters unforgettable for Ohio Valley families (wtrf.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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