Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the Upshur-Buckhannon Health Department regarding its weekly schedule and how to get on the list for the COVID-19 vaccine per Governor…
BUCKHANNON – Despite pushback from the local West Virginia Division of Highways District, the City of Buckhannon is moving forward with plans to plant wildflowers in the median along a…
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Saturday that 1,880 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State, including 204 in Barbour County. Two…
TENNERTON – Tennerton Elementary School students, teachers and volunteers were in the limelight Tuesday as they were recognized and received Upshur Stars for their many accomplishments. TES Principal Tristen Gray…
BUCKHANNON – Commissioner Kristie Tenney was voted in as Upshur County Commission President, taking the reins of the county governmental body during Thursday’s Jan. 7 meeting. Tenney said she was…
The Lewis County Health Department reported the county’s first instance of COVID-19 reinfection Friday, saying a person who previously had the virus has again tested positive. “We have seen our…
In two months, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Upshur County has increased by more than 550%, going from 50 active cases on Nov. 8 to 328 active today.…
BUCKHANNON – Former magistrate Mike Coffman was sworn in as chief deputy of law enforcement for the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department Thursday. The appointment was approved during the Jan. 7…
ELKINS, W.Va. – Jason Benton Barcus, of Ellamore, W.Va., was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Barcus, 41, pled guilty to…
BUCKHANNON – A local seven-year-old raised $400 to give to LUV 4 Animals, a group of volunteers that works to save the lives of cats and dogs housed at the…
