Longtime Upshur Schools veteran transportation mechanic Paul Johnston says goodbye to ‘precious cargo’
Upshur County Schools Superintendent Dr. Sara Lewis Stankus congratulates Transportation Chief Mechanic Paul Johnston for his 35 years of service ensuring vehicles were in the best repair to transport Upshur County’s most precious cargo – its students. Johnston is retiring at the end of this school year after serving as a mechanic before moving up to the chief mechanic in 2002.

Longtime Upshur Schools veteran transportation mechanic Paul Johnston says goodbye to ‘precious cargo’

BUCKHANNON – The Upshur County School System is bidding farewell to many dedicated educators, aides, custodians, secretaries, administrators, principals and bus operators this year – including longtime, well-loved chief transportation…

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B-UHS graduation in the era of COVID-19 proved to be a more intimate ceremony, some students said
B-UHS Dean of Students Shauna Jones with Class of 2020 graduate Sydney Willett during a modified -- and socially distanced -- graduation ceremony that took place in the high school auditorium Friday.

B-UHS graduation in the era of COVID-19 proved to be a more intimate ceremony, some students said

BUCKHANNON – Buckhannon-Upshur High School students were still able to walk across a stage and receive their diplomas Friday, May 22, with a socially distanced graduation ceremony. B-UHS Dean of…

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Local residents putting Upshur County Trails on the map
Julia Kastner, John Weber and Rachel Garton Weber on the Upshur County Trails, located adjacent to B-UHS.

Local residents putting Upshur County Trails on the map

BUCKHANNON – A few local residents are working hard to put Upshur County Trails on the map – literally. Runner, biker and outdoors enthusiast Rachel Garton Weber recently decided to…

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