All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Residents graduate from Buckhannon Citizen Police Academy, complete CERT training

BUCKHANNON — Several local residents recently graduated from the 2023 Buckhannon Citizen Police Academy (Feb 7 – Mar 14). Others completed the recent CERT training program (Mar 21 – Apr 15). The CERT students will be participating in a mock disaster on Saturday, April 15 to put their training into practice. In addition to the CERT course, the participants also completed the Stop The Bleed training course and the Intranasal Naloxone Administration training course.

Citizen Police Academy (* indicates VIPS member): Pictured (L-R) – J Bruce Henderson, Carl Weaver, Robyn Simons, Elizabeth Shahan, Ron Pugh*, Vito Syski*, Randall Tenney*, Dustin Eskew*. Not pictured – Sarah Dean, Jody Light, Jenny Samples, Evelyn Syski*, Edward Brandt, Twila Moreland*, Jerry Henderson.
CERT (* indicates VIPS member): Pictured (L-R seated) – Jody Light, Twila Moreland*, Jerry Henderson, Robyn Simons, Evelyn Syski*. Pictured (L-R standing) – J Bruce Henderson, Kay Hurst, Carl Weaver, Ron Pugh*, Tammie Strong, Edward Brandt, Elizabeth Shahan, Vito Syski*, Randall Tenney*. Not pictured – Dustin Eskew*, Sarah Dean.

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