The Buckhannon Elks Lodge recently honored the March Teens of the Month at Buckhannon-Upshur High School, Logan Whitehair and Heather Haddix. Pictured, from left, are Scott Wilson, Whitehair, Haddix and Kathy Chapman.
Adults 18+ can join the free “Do Tell!” storytelling workshop March 21 at Fairmont State’s West Virginia Folklife Center, learning to craft and perform stories with the West Virginia Storytelling Guild. Runs 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; pre-register by Feb. 21.
Community supporter Mike Ross has made a generous donation to WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital, boosting the 2026 Foundation Campaign — Transforming Spaces, Enriching Lives.
Lucille Virginia Brooks, 99, of the Lick Run community in Buckhannon, died February 1, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Virginia Pearl Allen, 73, of Sutton, WV, passed away January 30, 2026, at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. A homemaker who loved bluegrass, crocheting, whittling, and her grandkids, she is survived by her son, grandchildren, great-grandchild, and siblings.
Catch all the action in the Upshur County Sports Calendar for Feb. 2–8, featuring Buckhannon-Upshur and West Virginia Wesleyan matchups all week. Highlights include basketball, wrestling, indoor track, swimming regionals, and weekend tennis.
Buckhannon-Upshur fell to Lewis County 56-48 after failing to score in the first quarter and rallying in the second half but coming up short despite Allie Key’s 18 points and Payten Goodwin’s 22 for Lewis County.
