Mitchell Whitley placed 13th in 17:17.46 to lead Buckhannon-Upshur to seventh among 13 teams at the rain-soaked Coal River Classic Invitational. Senior Bryce Mullens added a strong 30th-place finish as the Buccaneers battled slick conditions and injuries.
The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs placed second among 13 teams at the Coal River Classic despite storm-battered conditions. Gwendolyn Rogosky, Isabella Bowers and Chloe Lewis finished seventh, eighth and ninth, while 14 Lady Bucs set personal bests.
Upshur County residents with losses from the July 21 storms have until 6 p.m. Friday to apply for disaster food benefits at the DoHS office on Auction Lane in Buckhannon. The state says 86 households in four counties have been helped so far.
West Virginia hospitals delivered more than $1 billion in community benefits and generated $19.1 billion in statewide economic activity. They directly employ nearly 57,000 people while providing essential care, education and community health programs.
Best Friend’s Girl brings The Cars’ sleek new wave sound and iconic hits to the Robinson Grand on Saturday, October 10 at 7 p.m.
Elkins fiber artist Enrica McMillon appears on the cover of the fall People & Mountains, demonstrating a box tape loom and explaining its role in frontier life. The free West Virginia Humanities Council magazine also profiles Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson.
