The Lady Bobcats scored 54 seconds into their season but needed an Ayan Ahmed header with 3:35 to play to earn a 2-2 draw at Shippensburg in Thursday’s opener. Zoe Brown made 12 saves as Wesleyan withstood a 24-8 deficit in shots.
Findlay substitute Tyler Pawlicki scored less than three minutes after entering to hand West Virginia Wesleyan a 2-1 loss in Thursday’s season opener at Culpepper Stadium. Axel Chilet scored for the Bobcats.
Route 20 through downtown Buckhannon is expected to close overnight beginning in mid-September for work to extend the courthouse-area turn lane. Two-way traffic will continue during the day.
FEMA aid is already reaching July 21 flood victims in Upshur and Lewis counties, but residents must apply before the early October deadline. City leaders urged residents to visit the disaster recovery center before deciding, noting that checks are already hitting bank accounts.
Buckhannon awarded $10,000 in opioid settlement funds to One Unique Recovery House. The grant will help retain two peer recovery specialists after federal funding was unexpectedly cut in July.
Renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has released a video opposing the Valley Link transmission line, adding a national voice to a fight that already includes two local delegates, both of Upshur County’s state senators and the Upshur County Commission.
John Forester came to St. Joseph’s Hospital as an interim leader. Inspired by the hospital’s committed staff and potential, the veteran WVU Medicine executive will now stay and build its next chapter as the permanent president and CEO.
Hodgesville Elementary saw big gains in reading and math proficiency in its first year under a state improvement designation. Principal Shannon Lewis walked the school board through the plan driving the improvements and the obstacles still in the way.
West Virginia Prevention Solutions is hoping Upshur County will join several other counties in taking the first steps to implement a program modeled on a successful Icelandic initiative to reduce teenage drinking. It would start with an anonymous survey this fall.
Upshur County schools weathered July’s flooding with limited damage and will be ready when students return August 20. Superintendent Tim Derico praised maintenance crews and urged sensitivity toward families hit far harder than the buildings were.
