All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Buckhannon Fire Department charts three possible paths forward as legislature considers fire fee revamp

Buckhannon Fire Department chief proposes three alternative plans—including county fee adjustments, contracting with the county, or converting into a municipal department—to counter legislative fire fee changes that could spike insurance costs and hamper response capabilities.
Buckhannon Fire Chief JB Kimble addresses city council. (Katie Kuba / My Buckhannon)

The chief of the Buckhannon Fire Department proposed three paths forward if the state legislature opts to change the way first due fire fees are assessed in West Virginia. Buckhannon Fire Chief JB Kimble presented the three courses of action […]

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