Buckhannon City Council appointed Lisa Lamb as full-time SYCC director October 1. Applications for a full-time assistant director, starting at $15 an hour with benefits, are due October 14.
Wesleyan’s walk-in tutoring program has earned Level I certification for tutor training. The program helps students with assignments and study skills, and its director says it has maintained certification since 2002.
Upshur and 10 other counties qualify for federal funding to repair public infrastructure after July storms. Household aid was also approved for three counties hit by August flooding.
The HomeOwnership Center has waived income restrictions on its Affordable Fix Loan for households affected by the July 21 flood, offering loans up to $20,000 for home repairs.
The latest Buckhannon Banter rounds up events, activities and community updates from around Upshur County and beyond.
Vandalia Health’s Mobile Mammography Unit will offer walk-in screenings at Buckhannon Medical Care on October 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A man was arrested after allegedly fleeing from an officer on a stolen motorcycle. He faces charges of fleeing with reckless indifference, fleeing while DUI and receiving or possessing stolen property.
The Fred W. Eberle Technical Center Administrative Council will meet October 13, 2026, at 2 p.m. at the center in Buckhannon.
A public piano concert at Wesleyan’s Loar Auditorium begins at 7 p.m. Oct. 13, featuring guest pianist Gabriel Merrill-Steskal and faculty member Lyndon Ji.
The latest Buckhannon Banter rounds up events, activities and community updates from around Upshur County and beyond.
