Katie Kuba

BUCKHANNON – The treasurer of Upshur County Schools said Tuesday that if the excess levy fails for a second time in the May Primary Election, the areas that will suffer the most are student instruction and maintenance of buildings and […]

TENNERTON – Buckhannon-Upshur High School will transition from block scheduling to an eight-period day at the start of the 2024-2025 school year after teachers and administrators shared sharply opposing viewpoints on the move during a recent board of education meeting. […]

TENNERTON – From purchase orders and payroll to personnel records and financial policies, the West Virginia State Auditor’s Office discovered more than 20 instances of noncompliance – or findings – in its audit of the Upshur County Board of Education’s […]

TENNERTON – Multiple evaluations of Upshur County Schools – collectively and as individual entities – are occurring simultaneously, and it’s easy to get confused. That’s why when WVDE mentor Steve Wotring explained the progress school improvement specialists and administrators have […]

BUCKHANNON – The bond of a Buckhannon man who was involved in a shots-fired incident on the Vicksburg Road in mid-March has been modified – but not to the degree his attorney requested. Savion Farmer, 20, was among the three men […]

BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County man who allegedly killed his neighbor’s dog as she was searching for the escaped canine was arrested this week. John Felix Cathell III, 54, of French Creek, was arrested on one count of wanton endangerment […]

TENNERTON – Upshur County Schools’ chronic absenteeism rate is 22.95 percent, the superintendent told board of education members last week. However, Central Office administrators say they plan to put measures into place before the start of the 2024-2025 school year […]