The W.Va. Strawberry Festival is now accepting applications for the 2020 pageants

See the agenda for the City of Buckhannon Consolidated Public Works Board meeting scheduled for February 26, 2026, with the items set for discussion and action. Get the details ahead of time so you can follow along or attend.

Charlotte Kay McIe, 77, of Lodi, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on February 20, 2026, following an extended illness. She was a devoted homemaker, served in the National Guard, and worked in home health care.

Leona Adele Wamsley, 36, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, passed away on January 29, 2026, in Burlington, Vermont. She was a devoted mother to Halen Wamsley and Donovan Rossi.

WVU Cancer Institute became the first in the world to treat ultra-rare, aggressive CD19-positive MPAL with subcutaneous blinatumomab in a Phase II trial.

Buckhannon’s 2026 Annual Spring Cemetery Clean-Up runs March 23–27. Please remove all decorations and personal items before March 23, as any remaining items will be disposed of as part of the maintenance process.

A Buckhannon man is accused of entering an unlocked outbuilding and trying to steal a tractor and an ATV. Investigators say DNA evidence and phone location data helped lead to his arrest.