A community bench donated by the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur to the Gibson Library was taken overnight on April 8 and returned the next day amid an active police investigation.
Hello, Buckhannon! Catch up on all the latest buzz in this edition of Buckhannon Banter.
The Buckhannon-Upshur Chamber of Commerce is hiring a full-time executive director to lead operations, grow membership, coordinate events and strengthen community partnerships. The role offers a flexible schedule; applications are now being accepted.
A candidate forum is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at WVWC’s Performing Arts Center, hosted by the B-U Chamber of Commerce, My Buckhannon and WVWC Student Senate. The event will feature candidates running for county commission, board of education and city council.
West Virginia Wesleyan College will host the 2026 Jazz Festival April 10-12, bringing high school jazz students from north central West Virginia to campus for collaboration, learning and performance with clinician Adam Loudin ’07. Performances are free and open to the public.
Incumbent board president Jan Craig is asking voters for another term on the Upshur County Board of Education. She highlights efforts to regain local control, maintain enrollment and support teachers and staff across the district.
A man was arrested after deputies allegedly found a firearm, cocaine and drug paraphernalia in a vehicle in Upshur County.
Weyerhaeuser will hold a job fair and open interviews April 16 in Buckhannon. The company is hiring manufacturing team members, wheeled equipment mechanics and electronic technicians.
Secretary of State Kris Warner reminded Upshur County voters of key changes ahead of the May 12 primary, including closed Republican primaries for unaffiliated voters and a new photo ID requirement.
Longtime Upshur County resident Scott Williams is running for county commissioner, citing decades of experience in project management, logistics and budgeting.
