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Baseball Bucs improve to 4-1 with 6-4 win over Polar Bears
Brody McDaniels powered Buckhannon-Upshur to a 6-4 road win at Fairmont Senior, blasting a two-run homer and pitching five strong innings as the Bucs improved to 4-1. Jacob Frye closed the door with a two-inning save after a late Polar Bears rally.
Baseball ‘Cats take two from West Virginia State
West Virginia Wesleyan swept West Virginia State 6-5 and 8-2 in a Mountain East Conference doubleheader at Hank Ellis Field. The Bobcats stormed back with a four-run fifth to win the opener, then jumped ahead with a five-run first and cruised in Game 2.
Wesleyan softball gets a doubleheader split with Salem
West Virginia Wesleyan split a Friday doubleheader with Salem at The Bridge, winning the opener 6-3 before falling 9-1 in six innings. Ella Fournier and Emma Putman powered game one, but Salem’s four-run first inning in game two proved too much to overcome.
‘I’m simply not finished’: Inside the hearings where Upshur County school employees fought for their jobs
A choir director. An art teacher. An athletic director. Several Upshur County school employees stood up and fought for their jobs at reduction in force hearings. Officials listened but said little. Then the state approved every cut.
West Virginia recognizes April as Family Strengthening and Child Abuse Prevention Month
West Virginia is recognizing April as Family Strengthening and Child Abuse Prevention Month to boost awareness and mobilize communities to reduce child abuse and neglect.
West Virginia First Foundation announces higher education partnerships to strengthen data, research
West Virginia First Foundation is teaming up with universities to strengthen data systems and speed research that reduces overdose deaths and supports community solutions.
