Commission supports Development Authority’s plan to seek funds for access road to medical marijuana facility
BUCKHANNON – The Upshur County Commission on Thursday voted to give their stamp of approval to an Upshur County Development Authority project to build an industrial access road to a new medical marijuana growing and processing facility and several other […]
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Support a five-year-old battling cancer by partaking in a frosty backroads trek at Tiar’s Winter Wonderland ATV ride Sunday
BUCKHANNON – Riders can enjoy a winter ATV ride and some quality barbecue, all while helping support a five-year-old with adrenal cancer at Tiar’s Winter Wonderland ATV ride this weekend. Registration for the benefit ride for five-year-old Tiar Heckman will take from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Ellamore Volunteer Fire Department on Sunday, […]
Leonard Ken Spotloe
Leonard Ken Spotloe, born December 12, 1948, died Monday, December 7, 2020. He was Leonard to his work buddies, but Ken to family and friend and Papaw or Poppy to his grandkids. He loved his family, especially his grandkids, doing for others and working hard at whatever he did – like farming with the Big […]
Mountain East Conference announces plans to hold fall, winter and spring sports starting in January 2021
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference Board of Directors unanimously approved plans to conduct athletics competition in winter sports beginning no sooner than Jan. 7, 2021. The board also approved schedules for conference fall sports competing in the spring semester. The plans are contingent upon the ability to conduct sport while adhering to state and […]
WVU cancels Oklahoma game, pauses all football activities due to surge in COVID-19 cases
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Due to a surge of positive Covid-19 cases and contact tracing within the football program, West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons and WVU’s medical officials have paused all football activities, including workouts and games, for the next seven days. In an effort to reduce and eliminate the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the […]
West Virginia’s muzzleloader deer season opens Dec. 14
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia’s muzzleloader deer hunting season will open Dec. 14 and the state Division of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to buy their stamp before the season starts if they want to harvest an additional deer. During muzzleloader season, which runs through Dec. 20, hunters may harvest one deer on a base license […]
Kids can meet Santa and Mrs. Claus on Main Street Saturday following BURMA scavenger hunt
BUCKHANNON – December 25 is fast-approaching and the time for kids to participate in the “Christmas Around the World” activities in downtown Buckhannon is waning. Did you know Saturday, Dec. 12, is the last day participants can turn in their ‘Christmas Around the World’ activity sheet at Christmas Headquarters at 56 East Main Street, next […]
Capito statement on the death of general Chuck Yeager
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement following the death of Brigadier General Chuck Yeager: “Most people know Chuck Yeager as the pilot who broke the sound barrier. While his most famous feat certainly transformed the aviation world, Chuck Yeager’s life represents so much more. I remember meeting General […]
Davis Medical Center recognized for Commitment to Excellence
ELKINS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Hospital Association has awarded Davis Medical Center the Gold, Commitment to Excellence award. The award recognizes DMC for developing and promoting quality improvement activities; improving the health of West Virginians; and raising awareness of nationally accepted standards of care proven to enhance patient outcomes, according to a news release. […]
Number of active COVID-19 cases in Upshur County dips to three-week low
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Thursday that 1,233 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. Locally, new cases were reported in Upshur (4), Barbour (3), Lewis (3), Randolph (15) and Webster (5) counties. A total of 79 cases are currently active in Upshur County, according to […]