Today’s Edition

Buckhannon Fire Chief JB Kimble reported 1,114 incidents in 2025 and shared updates on the department’s new training center, peer support program and swift water rescue team. Read about that and more in the latest council roundup.

A 50-year-old man avoided serious injury after falling asleep at the wheel Friday morning on Brushy Fork Road. Authorities said he was headed home from a midnight shift when his vehicle ran into a ditch and struck an embankment, briefly closing both lanes.

A juvenile female was arrested and charged with felony terroristic threats after a “shooters list” naming 34 sixth graders spread among Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School students Friday morning.

City offices and the Transfer Station will be closed Feb. 16 for Presidents Day, and West Lincoln at Henry Street will be closed Feb. 17–20 for sanitary upgrades with a detour.

Trever Mitchel Carpenter, 81, of Tallmansville, WV, died February 12, 2026, at home with his family by his side. He retired as an equipment operator and was a lifelong singer and guitarist.

Fairmont State University has joined the Gardner Institute’s Transforming the Postsecondary Experience initiative to close performance gaps and boost student success, with a focus on the critical first two college years.

At WVU, some faculty couples are colleagues by day and spouses after hours, blurring the line between home and Mountaineer time.

Four WVU students are finalists to become the 72nd Mountaineer mascot and will compete in a cheer-off during the men’s basketball game vs. Utah at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Hope Coliseum.

Two Montrose men face first-degree attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting a man multiple times at a Mule Hollow Road residence Thursday night.

Glenville State University marked its annual GSU Day at the West Virginia State Capitol, meeting with lawmakers to highlight career-ready programs, student success initiatives, and its impact on rural communities.

Romanian national Andrei Daniel Fagaras pleaded guilty to access device fraud after admitting he placed credit card skimmers at retailers across West Virginia, including a Clarksburg self-checkout.