Buckhannon’s 2026 Annual Spring Cemetery Clean-Up runs March 23–27. Please remove all decorations and personal items before March 23, as any remaining items will be disposed of as part of the maintenance process.
A Buckhannon man is accused of entering an unlocked outbuilding and trying to steal a tractor and an ATV. Investigators say DNA evidence and phone location data helped lead to his arrest.
A winter storm watch is in effect for Upshur County from late Saturday night through Monday evening, with 5 to 12 inches of snow possible.
Buckhannon’s Church of Sound netlabel drops its fourth compilation, Quantum Hollers, featuring 17 genre-spanning tracks — mostly from North Central West Virginia.
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.
Upshur County is under a flood watch through Friday morning. After the rain moves out, enjoy the last bit of spring weather before snow returns Sunday and Monday.
West Virginia Wesleyan College students teamed up with local middle schoolers to create 500+ Valentine’s Day cards for residents at seven area nursing homes.
West Virginia Wesleyan College has secured $2.583 million in congressionally directed funding, backed by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, to upgrade aging HVAC systems across campus.
WVSSAC has released the Class AAAA girls’ regional playoff brackets, with Buckhannon-Upshur earning the No. 10 seed in the South Region. The Lady Bucs travel to No. 7 Hurricane on Feb. 27 in a single-elimination opener.
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.
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 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.
West Virginia Wesleyan closed the season with grit at the 2026 GMAC/MEC Swimming Championships in Canton, finishing ninth on the men’s side (255 points) and 10th for the women.
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.
No events are scheduled Monday, but the week heats up with basketball matchups for Buckhannon-Upshur and West Virginia Wesleyan through Friday.
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.
West Virginia Wesleyan knocked off MEC leader Glenville State 86-74 at Rockefeller Center, improving to 15-5 (12-4) and tightening the conference race.
