Phillip Earl Smallwood

Plan your week with the Upshur County Sports Calendar for March 23–29, featuring baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, and track & field. Find game times and matchups for Buckhannon-Upshur, Philip Barbour, and West Virginia Wesleyan all week long.

Relive March 22–28 in West Virginia history, from Mildred Mitchell-Bateman becoming the state’s first Black woman in a top administrative post to the overwhelming 1863 ratification of the first constitution.

West Virginia’s Department of Health launched a public listserv for updates on the Rural Health Transformation Program, including requests, events, and initiative news.

Buckhannon-Upshur powered to its first win of the season with a 15-3 rout of Wheeling Park, using balanced scoring from seven players despite a near 30-minute delay. Braylon Oldaker, Easton Rice and Tobias Marple netted three goals each as the Bucs improved to 1-1.

Former PE teacher Nate Whiting became a children’s author after his wife urged him to turn a poem into a book.

WV DMV urges drivers to slow down and stop for school buses after 325 motorists were caught failing to yield from 2021–2025, with 292 citations issued. Remember: yellow means caution, red means stop—leave early, stay distraction-free, and watch for buses on any road.