Chris Gum retires from Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
WESTON, W.Va. – When the New Year arrived on January 1, long-time Radiology technician Chris Foster Gum, RT, RDMS, RVT, retired after 34 years at Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston. Besides her many decades of work at the Hospital, Chris also has a unique distinction. She was the first student in the […]
Wesleyan begins vaccinations for faculty and staff as part of state effort
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – Today, West Virginia Wesleyan College announced the first round of inoculations of the COVID-19 vaccine for faculty and staff, as part of the State of West Virginia’s comprehensive vaccine allocation plan. Under the state’s vaccine allocation plan, WVWC is categorized in Phase 1-D, which includes “teachers and education staff in higher education […]
Donna Sue Lloyd
Donna Sue Lloyd, 56, of Buckhannon, W.Va., passed away on New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2020, at her home with her loving companion Molly by her side. Donna was born on October 28, 1964, in Warren, Ohio, a daughter of the late Bernard and Violet “Dolly” Lloyd. Donna has two surviving loving sisters: Darlene […]
Anna M. Cutright
Anna M. Cutright, 94, of the Rock Cave Road, Crawford, died Friday, January 1, 2021, at the Serenity Care Home in Buckhannon, where she had been a resident for several months. She was born on March 24, 1926, in Upshur County, a daughter of the late Gilbert and Ethel B. Hamilton Gould. On October 4, […]
Manchin, Capito announce $1.8 million for opioid misuse treatment, research in West Virginia
Charleston, WV – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,859,051 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for opioid misuse research and treatment programs across West Virginia. “The drug epidemic has ravaged our state, impacting every West Virginian and taking […]
WVU’s annual Clery Act report now available
The most recent Clery Act report for West Virginia University shows instances of robbery decreased in 2019 compared to the previous year, reported burglaries remain flat and an uptick in arrests for liquor law and drug abuse violations, as well as an increase in reported rape and fondling offenses. “I think the rise in reported […]
For the first time, West Virginia reports more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single week
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Sunday that 1,731 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. Over the last seven days, the DHHR has reported 10,348 new cases, a new weekly record. Locally, new cases were reported in Upshur (29), Barbour (30), Lewis (4), Randolph (13) and […]
Learn more about your community so you can become one of its leaders through the 2021 Leadership Academy
BUCKHANNON – Upshur County residents are being offered a unique opportunity to learn more about Buckhannon city and Upshur County government entities as well as how organizations in the area work. This project, sponsored by Create Buckhannon, is the 2021 Leadership Academy and is being organized by Dr. Joseph B. Reed. Reed said the idea […]