Brian Bergstrom

Upshur County has spent about $1.2 million on regional jail bills this fiscal year, and costs are expected to rise again next year.

North Buckhannon Riverfront Park now features new playground equipment, which city crews purchased and installed ahead of the park’s official May 1 opening.

High school girls can attend a two-week residential SpaceTrek camp at West Virginia Wesleyan in Buckhannon — tuition, room, board and meals all free, a $5,000 value. Apply now for the July 12-25, 2026, session; return as a WVWC STEM major and earn $10,000 in scholarships.

Buckhannon’s peer recovery outreach encompasses treatment referrals, transports, events and trainings. Since the liaison program began, overdose reports have declined, according to an April 16 city council update.

Work on the first phases of the 70-acre John C. Allen Regional Hub site could begin in the coming months, Commissioner Kristie Tenney said recently. The $40-$50 million project along Corridor H would combine indoor sports facilities with outdoor fields, trails and lodging.

Buckhannon officials are weighing updates to a 40-year-old ordinance after a utility cut into a street paved less than a year before with little notice.

Buckhannon crews have finished the sanitary sewer replacement behind Citizens Bank and completed the stormwater leg of a multi-month Chestnut Street upgrade project.

My Buckhannon content was viewed 3.5 million times in March — more than 100,000 times a day — but the real story is how those views were spread across many channels.

Buckhannon Police are reviving the Youth Police Academy after a seven-year hiatus, with spots already filling toward the 40-student cap.

Upshur County Schools enters its final standardized testing window this month, with leaders set to review new ELA and math data as the district works toward 2028–29 proficiency goals.