City offices and the Transfer Station will be closed Feb. 16 for Presidents Day, and West Lincoln at Henry Street will be closed Feb. 17–20 for sanitary upgrades with a detour.

Buckhannon Fire Chief JB Kimble reported 1,114 incidents in 2025 and shared updates on the department’s new training center, peer support program and swift water rescue team. Read about that and more in the latest council roundup.

A 50-year-old man avoided serious injury after falling asleep at the wheel Friday morning on Brushy Fork Road. Authorities said he was headed home from a midnight shift when his vehicle ran into a ditch and struck an embankment, briefly closing both lanes.

A juvenile female was arrested and charged with felony terroristic threats after a “shooters list” naming 34 sixth graders spread among Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School students Friday morning.

Buckhannon City Council unanimously agreed to support Appalachian Impact’s bid for a T-Mobile Hometown Grant to spruce up an outdoor space beside its Main Street building.

A man wanted on numerous charges was arrested near Helvetia on Feb. 11 after weeks on the run, following an extensive investigation by the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office.

The Upshur County Convention & Visitors Bureau has appointed lifelong resident Cadence Ringer as its new executive director, effective Feb. 17, 2026. Ringer brings marketing, hospitality and community leadership experience to the role.

Upshur County commissioners voted to place a proposed increase to the county fire fee on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot. If approved by voters, the updated rates would boost funding that is shared equally among the county’s volunteer fire departments.

Jerin Westfall poured in 32 points and 18 rebounds as Buckhannon-Upshur dominated Elkins 61-44 in Big 10 play Monday night. Xavier Robinette added 18 as the Bucs took control early, pushed the lead to 20, and improved to 10-5 (5-3).

West Virginia Wesleyan fell 89–67 at Concord as the Mountain Lions pulled away early, leading 50–32 at halftime and never trailing. Concord shot 47% and won the boards 48–34, while Isaiah Baker scored a game-high 17 for the Bobcats.

Emma Witt and Kilah Dandridge scored 21 points apiece, but West Virginia Wesleyan fell to Concord 82–75 after the Mountain Lions shot 81.8% in the third quarter to seize control. The Lady Bobcats rallied late and cut it to two, but Concord sealed it at the line and from deep.

West Virginia Wesleyan head coach Mike Kellar unveiled his first full recruiting class, blending a major mid-year transfer haul with a wide-ranging high school commit group to launch a new era for the Bobcats.

West Virginia Wesleyan men’s and women’s track and field turned in a strong, balanced showing at the 2026 Ashland Jud Logan Light Giver Invitational against a deep D-I and D-II field.

Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs suffered two tough losses, falling 46-34 to Fairmont Senior after a third-quarter slump and 42-40 at Elkins on a late 3-pointer.

West Virginia Wesleyan men’s tennis opened its 2026 winter road trip with back-to-back 5-2 losses at Tusculum and Lincoln Memorial. Felipe Mioch went 2-0 in singles and Jheng Huang added a win at LMU, but the Bobcats couldn’t flip the doubles point.

Buckhannon-Upshur senior Abby Radabaugh, a multi-sport athlete and state-champion wrestler, reflects on her wrestling triumphs, tough practices, artistic interests, postgraduation travel plans, and advice for future Buccaneers.

Buckhannon-Upshur held steady at No. 8 in the latest WVSACA Class AAAA boys’ basketball poll after a 50-46 road win at Fairmont Senior. Now 11-5 with wins over Elkins and Grafton, the Bucs face a big neutral-site test Thursday vs. No. 5 AA Bluefield at WV State.