City’s ‘healthy’ general fund budget carryover earmarked for infrastructure repair, enhancement

Buckhannon Mayor Robbie Skinner has been named executive director of Generation West Virginia, bringing municipal leadership, entrepreneurship and economic development experience to the role.

After losing her mother Diana to breast cancer, Jessica Johnson and her children began assembling “chemo totes” to bring comfort, faith and encouragement to patients across north-central West Virginia.

Denise Lynn Karlen, 70, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, passed away on March 18, 2026. She was a Buckhannon-Upshur High School graduate, worked in insurance, and was active in the Tennerton Lions Club and Buckhannon Choral Society.

Buckhannon-Upshur senior Allie Key earned 2025-26 Big 10 Girls’ Basketball First Team All-Conference honors, the only Lady Buc selected. She led B-U with 9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, plus 38 blocks, 37 steals and 29 assists.

West Virginia Wesleyan opened the outdoor season in style at the Vulcans Early Bird, piling up scoring finishes, personal bests, and event titles across sprints, distance, jumps, and throws.

West Virginia Wesleyan split Sunday’s home doubleheader with West Liberty, falling 11-3 in the opener before rallying for a 4-3 win in game two.