Governor Patrick Morrisey announced more than $1.15 million approved for three West Virginia water and sewer projects in Kanawha, Tucker and Barbour counties.
Randolph County Democrats will host their annual Democracy Dinner June 13 at 6 p.m. at the Wingate by Wyndham in Elkins, celebrating 250 years of democracy.
As summer arrives, the City of Buckhannon urges residents to keep properties clean, safe and ordinance-compliant. Reminders include pet waste pickup, proper yard debris disposal, timely trash can storage, mowing, removing abandoned vehicles and pool and sidewalk safety.
Wendling’s Food Service has joined the Buckhannon Rotary Club’s plastic recycling drive, adding about six 900-pound shrink-wrap bales a month. Rotary sells the plastic to Trex to fund inclusive playground equipment for Upshur County, aiming for 40,000 pounds a year.
Beatrice Louise Hinkle Kovach, 99, of Tallmansville, WV, died May 26, 2026, at Serenity Care Home in Buckhannon. She was a retired Steptoe & Johnson employee and longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Clarksburg.
Roger Dow Westfall, 70, of Tallmansville, WV, passed away on May 25, 2026 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon, WV. He was a U.S. Army veteran, devoted family man, and longtime ETI Pipe Plant employee.
