Buckhannon honors fallen police chief Chesley Mearns, killed in the line of duty in 1921
West Virginia saw 800 work-zone crashes in 2025, causing 301 injuries and five deaths, prompting transportation officials, contractors and law enforcement to renew their call for drivers to stay alert.
The Stockert Youth and Community Center board plans to meet with Weyerhaeuser’s corporate team to pitch a new STEM center project tied to THRIVE funding.
WVU President Michael T. Benson has selected longtime mining engineering educator and researcher Syd Peng as the first recipient of his Presidential Honorary Degree.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Glenville State University to celebrate a $5 million legislative grant to strengthen rural healthcare and workforce development in West Virginia.
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Lisa Cain of Buckhannon qualified for the firm’s Impact conference, recognizing 445 top advisors from more than 20,000 across the U.S. and Canada.
Buckhannon officials are weighing updates to a 40-year-old ordinance after a utility cut into a street paved less than a year before with little notice.