Buckhannon Banter: Get the local lowdown for March 12, 2025

Gov. Patrick Morrisey and transportation leaders opened a new 11-mile, four-lane stretch of Corridor H from Kerens toward Parsons, boosting safety, cutting travel times, and strengthening links between Randolph and Tucker counties.

LUCAS, WVU Medicine’s mobile lung cancer screening unit, brings low-dose CT scans to Weston (July 14), Rock Cave (July 15–16) and Buckhannon (July 17).

Everett E. “Sonny” Propst, 95, of Buckhannon, WV, died June 21, 2026, at his home. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of numerous civic and fraternal organizations.

Buckhannon’s June 22-26 calendar includes a June 25 Consolidated Public Works Board meeting and the return of Festival Fridays with Full Circle, plus the weekly Farmers Market in Jawbone Park.

NRGRDA executive director Jina Belcher has stepped down after more than seven years leading economic development efforts in Southern West Virginia.

Bethlehem Girl Scout Bridget Zoeckler earned a $5,000 national Gold Award Scholarship for creating an ADHD awareness website packed with clear info on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and resources.