Student arrested on bully-related charge

Posted: Thursday, Feb 2nd, 2012
A Buckhannon-Upshur High School senior was arrested Tuesday for allegedly attempting to hire another student to beat up a fellow student.
Jeffrey Andrew Saltis, 18, of Buckhannon, was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to the criminal complaint in the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk's office.
Saltis allegedly attempted to solicit a male juvenile to ...more

Fred Eberle students compete in skill drills

Posted: Tuesday, Jan 31st, 2012
Add a competitive atmosphere and hands-on experience is even more likely to give students a leg up in the career field of their choice.
At least that's what Correy Warrick was hoping as he stood outside a classroom filled with brightly colored wires and other assorted computer parts.
Warrick was one of approximately 160 students who participated in ...more

Update: Man still missing

Posted: Monday, Jan 30th, 2012
The Buckhannon Police Department is searching for Joshua Oberg, 29, of Buckhannon, who was last seen Monday, January 23 at Cook's Grocery in Buckhannon.
Oberg is a white male who may have his head shaved. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 175 pounds. Anyone who has any contact with him or any information on Oberg's location is asked ...more

Man found dead in river near home

Posted: Sunday, Jan 29th, 2012
No foul play is suspected in the death of an Upshur County maintenance supervisor after his body was discovered in the Buckhannon River near his home Wednesday morning.
The cause of death for Gary Bailey, 55, remained undetermined Thursday and Sheriff Virgil Miller said an autopsy was to be done that day.
Bailey was reported missing by family Tuesday ...more

Attorney: Panhandling is legally protected

Posted: Thursday, Jan 26th, 2012
Buckhannon's City Attorney has said it before and on Thursday night, he said it again: the city cannot legally prohibit panhandling.
Dave McCauley told city council that the chances of crafting an ordinance outlawing panhandling, or begging, within municipal limits -- or at least one that is constitutional -- are dim.
At a previous meeting, Buckhannon Chief of Police ...more

‘Buddy’ Brady Retires

Modified: Tuesday, Jan 24th, 2012
After 36 ˝ years in law enforcement, one Upshur County Sheriff's Department deputy is going off-duty for the last time.
Corporal Troy A. "Buddy" Brady III is retiring effective today after a law enforcement career that began as constable when he was 25.
On Friday, co-workers and friends and family surprised Brady with a party after the unsuspecting ...more

Reporting abuse of a child

Modified: Sunday, Jan 22nd, 2012
One Wesleyan professor headed south Thursday to tell state senators why he believes all adults -- and not just ones who work in certain career fields -- should be legally obligated to report child abuse and neglect.
Dr. Robert Rupp, professor of history, was the lead-off witness in the first Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Senate Bill 161, which ...more