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Here is the agenda for the Buckhannon City Council special budget work session scheduled for February 27, 2023.
Bennie O’Neal Smith, 86, of Buckhannon, WV, died September 27, 2026. The owner of Bennie’s Used Car Lot, he enjoyed round-track and drag racing.
Rusty Randell Wamsley, 42, of Buckhannon, died on September 27, 2026. A master plumber and auto mechanic, he loved helping others.
Buckhannon-Upshur finished 11th at the Big 10 Conference golf championships, shooting a 404 on a marshy Stonewall Resort course. Rease Zirkle led the Buccaneers with a 97 as the squad looks ahead to the Route 33 Cup.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Cora Cottrill and Landon Wright are the Hank Ellis All-Stars for Sept. 21–27. Cottrill led volleyball to a 3-0 week with 27 kills, while Wright stopped 10 of 11 shots in two soccer matches.
Injury-hit Buckhannon-Upshur battled through lineup changes but fell 4-1 to Parkersburg South for its third straight loss. Kallie Perry’s free kick briefly cut the deficit to 2-1 before the Patriots pulled away.
Volleyball shares the MEC South Division lead, Mia Rodriguez scores twice in a soccer shutout and both cross-country teams finish fifth in Wesleyan’s weekly sports roundup.
