The Buckhannon Consolidated Public Works Board will forward a resident’s request to lower the Route 20 speed limit within the city limits from 35 to 25 mph to the West Virginia Division of Highways. The board did not endorse the proposed change, which is up to the DOH.
The latest Buckhannon Banter rounds up events, activities and community updates from around Upshur County and beyond.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Cora Cottrill and Landon Wright are the Hank Ellis All-Stars for Sept. 21–27. Cottrill led volleyball to a 3-0 week with 27 kills, while Wright stopped 10 of 11 shots in two soccer matches.
A DUI arrest followed a September 25 crash into a Marion Street home, three days after a separate wreck damaged Don Patron. Police reports detail both crashes.
Wesleyan reached Frostburg State’s 2-yard line with a chance to tie it in the first quarter. A strip-sack ended that opportunity, and three lost fumbles and six sacks helped turn the battle of the Bobcats into a 45-7 loss.
The latest Buckhannon Banter rounds up events, activities and community updates from around Upshur County and beyond.
Robert “Bob” Wayne Karickhoff of Cambridge Springs, PA, passed away peacefully at home on August 31, 2026. He was a United States Army veteran with a lifelong sense of duty, honor, and camaraderie.
Buckhannon-Upshur sits at No. 14 in the WVSSAC Class AAAA playoff ratings at the regular season’s midpoint, inside the top 16 that qualify for the postseason. The 1-3 Buccaneers return from a bye Friday to host Fairmont Senior.
See the agenda for the Upshur County Commission meeting on October 1, 2026, including the items set for discussion and action.
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon is among 16 WVU Medicine hospitals receiving Gold Awards in the West Virginia Hospital Association’s Commitment to Excellence Honors Program.
See the agenda for the Stockert Youth and Community Center Board meeting on October 1, 2026, including the items set for discussion and action.
See the agenda for the Buckhannon City Council meeting on October 1, 2026, including the items set for discussion and action.
Bennie O’Neal Smith, 86, of Buckhannon, WV, died September 27, 2026. The owner of Bennie’s Used Car Lot, he enjoyed round-track and drag racing.
Rusty Randell Wamsley, 42, of Buckhannon, died on September 27, 2026. A master plumber and auto mechanic, he loved helping others.
Community Bulletin
Foot and ankle pain no longer means a long drive. Vandalia Health Foot & Ankle now treats patients in four central West Virginia towns — Buckhannon, Cowen, Elkins and Philippi — part of the network long known as Davis Health System.
Buckhannon-Upshur finished 11th at the Big 10 Conference golf championships, shooting a 404 on a marshy Stonewall Resort course. Rease Zirkle led the Buccaneers with a 97 as the squad looks ahead to the Route 33 Cup.
Injury-hit Buckhannon-Upshur battled through lineup changes but fell 4-1 to Parkersburg South for its third straight loss. Kallie Perry’s free kick briefly cut the deficit to 2-1 before the Patriots pulled away.
