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

Buckhannon honors fallen police chief Chesley Mearns, killed in the line of duty in 1921

Buckhannon Police Chief Matt Gregory with Nancy Mearns-Sandy, Jeff Sandy and John Sandy at Wednesday's Webb Grubb Police Officer Recognition Day. Nancy is the granddaughter of this year's honoree, Chesley Grover Mearns, who was killed in the line of duty in 1921. (Monica Zalaznik / My Buckhannon)

BUCKHANNON – The City of Buckhannon honored a police chief who died in the line of duty at the 2024 Webb Grubb Police Officer Recognition Day on Wednesday. Police chief Chesley Grover Mearns was shot while transporting car thieves from […]

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