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Here is the agenda for the Buckhannon City Council meeting scheduled for August 20, 2026.
WVCTSI Project ECHO marks 10 years of bringing specialist expertise to local providers through virtual, case-based learning. Launched to improve care in West Virginia, the program now connects healthcare professionals across 32 states and Washington, D.C.
A record 21 WVU students are interning at Nemacolin this summer, representing nearly two-thirds of the resort’s intern class. The partnership has tripled the number of WVU interns at the resort since 2022.
West Virginia Wesleyan’s Class of 2026 nursing graduates achieved a 100% NCLEX-RN pass rate and employment rate. All have remained in West Virginia, providing nursing care in local communities.
The state advanced $400,000 to temporarily relocate flood-damaged Robert L. Bland Middle School to WVU Jackson’s Mill. About 400 Lewis County students are expected to resume in-person learning after Labor Day.
Hodgesville Elementary saw big gains in reading and math proficiency in its first year under a state improvement designation. Principal Shannon Lewis walked the school board through the plan driving the improvements and the obstacles still in the way.
Crews will intermittently close southbound I-79 at the West Virginia-Pennsylvania line from 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, to 6 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, to set steel beams on Wade’s Run Bridge. Drivers can detour on US 19 between Mount Morris and Star City.
