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🌱 Buckhannon VFW welcomes veterans and families for a free meal today

Buckhannon, West Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Buckhannon! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Buckhannon VFW welcomes veterans and families for a free meal today
  • Upshur officers honored for investigation of former Buckhannon mayor
  • Bluegrass Night brings Norfolk & Southern to Buckhannon

Also on today's calendar: Noelle the Elf Visit and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 51, low: 34.
  • Friday: Colder with periods of rain, with a high of 40 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Variety of Veterans Day events scheduled for North Central West Virginia (wvnews.com) — Veterans and their immediate families can share a free meal at Buckhannon’s VFW Post 3663 today from 4 to 6 p.m. The Veterans Day gathering offers a chance to connect with other veterans at a post that also helps those in need access resources.
   

2. Local officers, officials honored at U.S. Attorney Awards (theintermountain.com) — Upshur County Sheriff Michael Coffman and Chief Deputy Theron Caynor received a federal award for their investigation of former Buckhannon Mayor David McCauley. McCauley pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and received a 10-year federal prison sentence. The officers were among 19 officials recognized Monday at a U.S. Attorney Awards ceremony in Clarksburg.
   

3. Norfolk & Southern to play Buckhannon's Bluegrass Night November 21 (mybuckhannon.com) — Norfolk & Southern brings traditional, contemporary, gospel and original bluegrass to Buckhannon's Colonial Arts Center on November 21. The show runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30. Tickets cost $5, and the center recommends buying ahead because seating is limited.
   

4. Coffman, Caynor receive federal awards for child exploitation investigation (mybuckhannon.com) — Upshur County Sheriff Mike Coffman and Chief Deputy Theron Caynor received federal awards for their work investigating former Buckhannon mayor David McCauley. They were honored November 9 in Clarksburg. McCauley pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced in June 2025 to 10 years in federal prison.
   

5. Charlie Joe Atwell, Jr. (mybuckhannon.com) — Charlie Joe Atwell Jr., a retired Air Force veteran born in Buckhannon, died November 9 at age 71. The Rock Cave resident belonged to Buckhannon VFW Post 3663 and enjoyed hunting, fishing and fixing things. Family will receive friends November 13 from 4 to 7 p.m., with private interment later at Grafton National Cemetery.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Buckhannon

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