Upshur County Board of Education Agenda: February 3, 2026

Katheleen R. “Kathy” Eskew, 74, of French Creek, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 29, 2026, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. A retired St. Joseph’s Hospital unit secretary and caregiver, she is survived by her husband Carl and family.

Wesley Ed Howard, 93, died January 30, 2026, at home in Hinkleville, where he’d lived since childhood. A sharp-witted family man and outdoorsman, he served in Korea, earned a WVU degree, and built Buckhannon’s Southern States through his famous “buy, sell, or trade” style.

Mountain CAP Family Support Center is offering a free 8-week parenting class starting Feb. 5, held Thursdays from 10–11 a.m. using the Protective Factors Framework.

French Creek Freddie takes center stage at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center’s annual Groundhog Day Celebration on Monday, Feb. 2 as he emerges from his slumber to reveal his early-spring-or-six-more-weeks forecast at 10 a.m.

A Buckhannon man was arrested on charges of issuing worthless checks in connection with the purchase of a vehicle and later shoplifting $10 worth of food and drinks from Sheetz.

WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital honored longtime physicians Dr. Susan Long and Dr. Kimberly Farry at the annual Medical Staff Dinner held in conjunction with Community Care of West Virginia.