Public service announcement regarding Cleveland Avenue closure

Band submissions are open for Rock the Roost 2027, a full-day Appalachian music festival and battle of the bands on June 12, 2027, at Fairmont State University.

Spark! Imagination and Science Center in Morgantown will host Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days Oct. 9–18, 2026, with two weeks of crafts, games, and a themed photo backdrop.

Community Care of West Virginia has broken ground on a $20 million, four-story Integrated Health and Education Center in downtown Buckhannon that will bring primary care, behavioral health, pediatrics, a pharmacy, a fitness center and an education hub under one roof.

Bluegrass Night returns to the Colonial Arts Center in Buckhannon on Saturday, July 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 and $5 tickets available online.

Henzler Dental marked its first year on Main Street this week with a Chamber ribbon-cutting. Dr. Josh Henzler met his wife, Katie, at West Virginia Wesleyan, and after stops in Pennsylvania and Morgantown, the couple has come full circle with their own practice in Buckhannon.

West Virginians are facing electric bills that have risen more than 50% in a decade, driven in part by reliance on aging coal plants. Lawmakers may not abandon coal soon, but they could still ease costs by subsidizing low-income bills and ramping up energy-efficiency investments.