WELLSBURG — The Brooke County commission Tuesday heard another pitch for the use of the county’s portion of settlement funds received through a statewide lawsuit against makers and distributors of pharmaceutical opioids

This one came from Jessica Moore, associate vice president of foundation and community relations for West Virginia University Medicine, who suggested part of the funds could help to establish a mental health clinic for children and teens at the Robert Sonneborn Family Children’s Outpatient Center being developed across from Wheeling Hospital on Medical Park Drive.

Ground was broken for the $16 million medical facility in August.

The Brooke County Commission received $1,130,329 from 2023 to the present through disbursements from settlements reached by the state Attorney G

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