Baisden era set to begin Friday as Bucs visit Bridgeport

Linda W. Winspear of Buckhannon, WV, passed away on March 8, 2026, at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, WV. She was a registrar at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Plan your week with the Upshur County Sports Calendar for March 23–29, featuring baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, and track & field. Find game times and matchups for Buckhannon-Upshur, Philip Barbour, and West Virginia Wesleyan all week long.

Relive March 22–28 in West Virginia history, from Mildred Mitchell-Bateman becoming the state’s first Black woman in a top administrative post to the overwhelming 1863 ratification of the first constitution.

West Virginia’s Department of Health launched a public listserv for updates on the Rural Health Transformation Program, including requests, events, and initiative news.

Buckhannon-Upshur powered to its first win of the season with a 15-3 rout of Wheeling Park, using balanced scoring from seven players despite a near 30-minute delay. Braylon Oldaker, Easton Rice and Tobias Marple netted three goals each as the Bucs improved to 1-1.

Former PE teacher Nate Whiting became a children’s author after his wife urged him to turn a poem into a book.