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Buckhannon, West Virginia is located in Upshur County. Zip codes in Buckhannon, WV include 26201. The median home price in Buckhannon is $138,000. More Buckhannon information.

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11 hrs ago | The Inter-Mountain

Buckhannon passes junk ordinance

Buckhannon City Council unanimously approved a junk storage ordinance on its final reading Tuesday following a public hearing in which no residents offered any comments.

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Yesterday | The Inter-Mountain

Another arrest made in Upshur drug sweep

A sixth person has been arrested on a drug-related charge as part of a countywide round-up by local law enforcement that began Friday morning.

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Yesterday | The Inter-Mountain

Virginia Landis

She was born April 2, 1923, at Hall, in Barbour County, a daughter of the late Dorsey French and Osie Pearl Dean Champ.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Inter-Mountain

Buckhannon works to beautify city

The Inter-Mountain photo by Melissa Toothman Robert Barbour, horticulturalist for the city of Buckhannon, secures potted plants in a fixture outside downtown Buckhannon businesses.

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Charleston Daily Mail

Work on new W.Va. Guard center ahead of schedule

The center is scheduled to be completed in November 2014. But Guard spokesman Col.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Inter-Mountain

Upshur drug sweep nets five arrests

The Upshur County Sheriff's Department, in conjunction with the West Virginia State Police and the Buckhannon Police Department, arrested five individuals Friday morning on drug-related charges and promised further arrests as their investigation continues.

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Wall Street Journal

Road Bowling in West Virginia

Irish Road Bowling-a low-tech cross between golf and bowling-has been played in Ireland since the 1600s.

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The Inter-Mountain

Jerl Slaughter

Jerl D. "Jerry" Slaughter, loving husband, father and grandfather, 84, of Shinnston, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Inter-Mountain

Gregory Roy

Gregory Paul Roy, 54, a resident of Parsons, departed this life early Tuesday morning, June 11, 2013, at his home surrounded by loving family.

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The Inter-Mountain

Jackie Ford

He was born Sept. 8, 1936, in Buckhannon, a son of the late Hilbert "Doc" and Ona G. Linger Ford.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

WCHS-TV Charleston

2 sentenced in W.Va. bath salts case

Two employees of north-central West Virginia shops have been sentenced on charges stemming from the sale of illegal bath salts.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

WCHS-TV Charleston

W.Va. forum to discuss threats to drinking water

Environmental groups are sponsoring a conference in Buckhannon on how drinking water can be harmed by mountaintop removal coal mining and natural gas drilling.

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The Inter-Mountain

Buckhannon considering residency requirements

City Attorney David McCauley told the city council that both the police and fire chiefs are in favor of this hiring requirement as a way to improve response time for off-duty personnel.

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The Inter-Mountain

Upshur SWA awards funds to schools

The Upshur County Solid Waste Authority awarded $1,200 to Upshur County schools as part of the schools' recycling Bounty Program.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

The Inter-Mountain

Corridor H log truck accident blocks traffic

An accident involving a logging truck blocked traffic at the intersection of U.S. 33 and West Virginia 20 for several hours Thursday morning in Buckhannon.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

Charleston Gazette

Nearly 70 stimulus-funded routers unused; state officials searching...

West Virginia's Office of Technology could wind up with dozens of high-capacity Internet routers and no place to put them.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

The Inter-Mountain

New Upshur Chamber executive director named

The Buckhannon-Upshur Chamber of Commerce's board of directors announced that Tammy Reger has been named the agency's new executive director.

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Big News Network.com

Renick teenager wins full scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan

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Tue Jun 04, 2013

The Inter-Mountain

Arnold Wentz

He was born Dec. 9, 1936, in Harrison County, a son of the late Curtis D. and Edrie Teter Wentz.

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Fri May 31, 2013

Big News Network.com

Wesleyan summer camp celebrates 30th anniversary

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