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New mural to celebrate local history

The Upshur County Commission has tapped artist Tom Acosta for a new mural on the county maintenance building in downtown Buckhannon. Backed in part by a $5,000 state tourism grant, the $11,500 project is expected to be completed this spring.

My Buckhannon’s Daily Digest gets a useful upgrade

My Buckhannon’s Daily Digest email just got an upgrade: story links now include a unique code that lets subscribers read with one click — no login required. It fixes email-app browsers that kept dropping login sessions, making it even easier to read our daily news stories.

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Litton has 26 but ‘Cats tumble at home to UC, 89-72

Curtis Litton poured in 26 points and six threes, but Wesleyan fell 89-72 to University of Charleston at home in MEC play. Charleston’s balanced scoring and dominance in the paint (40-16) plus points off turnovers (27-6) proved decisive as the Bobcats’ rallies were answered.

Wesleyan women rally in fourth to outlast Charleston in 76-73 win

West Wesleyan survived nine lead changes and seven ties, then erupted in the fourth quarter to beat Charleston 76-73 and stay second in the MEC at 16-5 (13-4). Ana Young and Kilah Dandridge scored 19 apiece as the Lady Bobcats shot 64.3% in the final frame to seal it.

WVSSAC approves girls wrestling for 2026-27 season

WVSSAC has approved girls wrestling as a preliminary sanctioned sport starting in 2026-27, creating an official girls-only state championship with regional qualifiers separate from the boys tournament.

Basketball Bucs eighth this week in WVSACA Poll

Buckhannon-Upshur held steady at No. 8 in this week’s WVSACA Class AAAA boys’ basketball poll, earning 52 points after a 3-1 week. The Bucs beat Elkins, Grafton and Parkersburg, with their lone loss coming to Class AA No. 3 Bluefield at a neutral site.

Upshur County Sports Calendar

No events are scheduled Monday, but the week heats up with basketball matchups for Buckhannon-Upshur and West Virginia Wesleyan through Friday.

Basketball ‘Cats fall to Pioneers, 112-66

Glenville State surged past West Virginia Wesleyan 112-66 Saturday as Jalen Knott buried 11 threes on the way to 35 points, fueling a 55-29 halftime lead. Lamont Jones scored 14 off the bench for the Bobcats, who host Charleston on Feb. 18.