Category: Buckhannon News

ROCK CAVE – A barn on Flatwoods Run Road that caught on fire Monday was deemed a “total loss.” According to Banks District Volunteer Fire Department Chief John Roby, the…

ELKINS, W.Va. – Rocky Douglas Idleman, of Clarksburg, W.Va. was sentenced Tuesday to life plus 60 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.…

BUCKHANNON – Once upon a time, the executive director of the Upshur County Family Resource Network, Lori Ulderich Harvey, noticed a hole the community fabric of Upshur County. Although it’s…

Update: Charges in this case were dismissed late Monday afternoon at the request of assistant prosecuting attorney Kelley Cunningham, according to a complainant’s request for dismissal of criminal complaint filed…

TENNERTON – The Upshur County Public Library is ramping up preparation efforts for its famous fundraiser dinner featuring West Virginia’s wildest onion. The library’s annual ramp dinner is a quarter…

BUCKHANNON – A local crossfit gym has been participating in a worldwide competition to both promote fitness and help local charities. Almost Heaven CrossFit competed in the CrossFit Open, described…

BUCKHANNON – Buckhannon city officials are sighing in relief as West Virginia’s Senate Bill 4, referred to as the municipal home rule bill, recently passed both in the House and…

BUCKHANNON – Upshur County met a 2020 West Virginia gubernatorial candidate face-to-face at a town hall meeting Thursday. Stephen Smith is a Democrat running for governor of West Virginia in…

BUCKHANNON – Following a series of working sessions, Buckhannon City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a 2019-2020 budget with little discussion. City finance and administrative director Amberle Jenkins said council…

BUCKHANNON – A cook-off showcasing strawberry barbecue sauce – and specifically, the proposed expansion of a beer garden – generated some sizzle at Buckhannon City Council’s meeting Thursday. Rondal Mitchell…