Community Bulletin
The Healthy Hero Hustle 5K Run/Walk in Buckhannon will return for its third year on Saturday, September 19, 2026, as WVU Medicine St. Joseph's Hospital and West Virginia Wesleyan College team up again to benefit nursing students. Read more →
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Scenes from the Buckhannon-Upshur High School Girl’s Soccer match against Lincoln County on Sept. 3, 2020.
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute celebrates 10 years of expanding access to world-class cardiovascular care. Its pioneering treatments, research, education and collaboration have made West Virginia a destination for patients with complex conditions.
Save a Life Day will host more than 750 free naloxone events nationwide on Sept. 24, 2026. This year’s “Elevate Harm Reduction” theme champions evidence-based strategies that reverse overdoses, prevent disease and save lives.
Buckhannon has received more than $94,000 in insurance payments for city vehicles and rescue gear damaged or lost in the July flood. A review of the new Jawbone Park sound equipment remains pending.
Fairmont State’s Dr. Frank LaFone received WVAGP’s Lifetime Achievement Award for more than two decades of leadership in GIS. A WVAGP and VerySpatial founder, he continues to advance geospatial education and mentor future professionals.
Buckhannon marks Labor Day with city office closures and delayed waste collection before a week of public meetings and bulky goods pickup. Arts events include guitar lessons, exhibitions and an upcoming comedy show.
The West Virginia Humanities Council awarded minigrants of up to $2,000 to nonprofits statewide. The projects support exhibits, digitization, historic preservation, tours, workshops and other educational humanities programs.
