City to close N. Kanawha Street on Wednesday

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October 12, 2021

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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Sanitary Department Superintendent, Bryan “Buck” Samples, has announced that N. Kanawha Street will be closed to traffic on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, for the Sanitary Department to perform maintenance.

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