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

The number of grandparents raising their grandchildren soars in Upshur County, statewide

From left are Upshur County Commission President Sam Nolte, Commissioner Kristie Tenney, Ginny Dixon with the FRN, FRN Executive Director Lori Ulderich Harvey and Commissioner Doug Bush. (My Buckhannon photo by Monica Zalaznik)

BUCKHANNON – As of September 2024, there are over 6,000 children in foster care in West Virginia. Upshur County Family Resource Network Director Lori Ulderich-Harvey attended the Nov. 7, 2024, Upshur County Commission meeting to request that the commission proclaim […]

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