Notice: The City of Buckhannon Transfer Station is closed Wednesday due to a malfunctioning scale. The Recycling Center remains open, and all waste pickups will continue on the regular schedule.

Abel has double-double as Lady Bucs down Elkins, 43-35

TENNERTON – Alyssa Abel had a game-high 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double to lead the Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs to a convincing 43-35 win over the visiting Elkins Tigers Wednesday evening. Abel had the first seven points for B-U as the Lady Bucs jumped into a 7-5 lead after five and…

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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.

‘I’ before ‘e’ — except at the spelling bee

Upshur County’s spelling bee came down to a two-person battle after tough words thinned the field early, with the crowd hanging on every letter. Parker Wood sealed his second straight win by nailing “cadre” after a tense back-and-forth battle with Jenna Nguyen.