St. Joseph’s Hospital recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month
BUCKHANNON – St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon recognized Breast Cancer Awareness month by encouraging staff to wear pink on Oct. 9. This is part of an ongoing effort to support…
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Hepatitis A has spread to Upshur County. Now what?
BUCKHANNON – The bad news first: one case of the infectious liver disease Hepatitis A has been confirmed in Upshur County. An outbreak of the disease continues to spread north…
Man arrested for threatening partner’s life over trip to Florida
TENNERTON – Police arrested a Lewis County man Saturday after he allegedly threatened to kill his partner because she refused to travel to Florida with him. Forty-year-old Gary Lee Nelson…
Garbage truck hits parked car owned by Waste Department employee
BUCKHANNON – That age-old adage “truth is stranger than fiction” proved to be, well, true on Monday. At least that’s what mayor David McCauley thought when he got word that…
Poundstone-Ellis Legacies’ Plaza dedicated
BUCKHANNON – On Saturday morning, the legacies of two of Buckhannon’s greatest citizens were cemented in one special plaza as city officials and residents gathered for a special dedication of…
‘Drug house’ ordinance tabled a second time
BUCKHANNON – With two council members absent and at least one question up in the air, Buckhannon City Council tabled its “drug house” ordinance for second consecutive meeting Thursday. In…
Joanna Webb named Exemplary Teacher of the Year
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – West Virginia Wesleyan College honored one of their own during Friday’s Founders Day celebration, announcing the 2018 Exemplary Teacher of the Year as selected by the student…
Tech executive to Wesleyan: ‘If it’s not broken, then break it’
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – If it’s not broken, then break it. That was the message delivered by John Taylor during the annual Founders Day Convocation at West Virginia Wesleyan College’s homecoming…
City employee receives Rookie Water Operator of the Year Award
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The Buckhannon Water Department continues to rack up awards! This time it’s Justin Atwell receiving accolades as Rookie Operator of the Year, announced at the West Virginia…
WVU investigates shots fired incident
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University Police and Office of Emergency Management responded to a shots fired incident shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 7). WVU Police officers heard…
