Buckhannon Banter: Get the local lowdown for March 27, 2025

Upshur County’s Oct. 19–25 sports schedule features Buckhannon-Upshur and West Virginia Wesleyan teams. Highlights include regional soccer and cross country competition, the West Virginia Heritage Cup and Friday and Saturday football games.

A planned gift worth more than $1 million from Jim and Regina Blankenship will support WVU scholarships, experiential learning and 4-H participants.

Fairmont State University aims to raise $30,000 for Tygart Valley United Way, which serves Randolph, Barbour, Marion, Taylor and Tucker counties.

State Treasurer Larry Pack argues for changes to West Virginia’s economic development, government, schools and infrastructure, with greater public involvement in policy decisions.

Richwood native Sam Taylor is helping WVU’s RETI consortium tackle energy and infrastructure challenges while building lasting opportunities for Appalachian communities.

Buckhannon’s Dane Heath studied compounds from reishi mushrooms and their effects on breast cancer cells. His work was among West Virginia Wesleyan College research presented in Morgantown.