St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur to hold summer blood screenings in June and July

Rev. William Frank Mooring, 85, of Buckhannon, WV, died April 23, 2026, at WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital. He founded New Life Tabernacle and served in the U.S. Army.

Plan your week with the Upshur County Sports Calendar, featuring baseball, softball, lacrosse, track & field, and tennis from April 27–May 3. Find matchups, locations, and start times for Buckhannon-Upshur and West Virginia Wesleyan events.

MEC tennis postseason brackets are set, with Charleston earning the No. 1 seed on both the men’s and women’s sides after unbeaten league runs. West Virginia Wesleyan, seeded No. 3, faces No. 2 Fairmont State in Saturday semifinals, with championships Sunday, May 3.

West Virginia Wesleyan was swept by West Virginia State in Sunday’s MEC doubleheader, falling 11-0 in five innings in the opener before a tighter 4-2 loss in game two. The Lady Bobcats rallied to tie the nightcap, but a two-run Olivia Bell homer proved the difference.

West Virginia Wesleyan’s women rallied from early setbacks to edge West Virginia State 4-3 in their season finale, finishing 15-6. The Bobcat men cruised to a 7-0 shutout—State’s first of the season—and now await their 14-7 MEC Tournament seeding.

West Virginia’s first statewide needs assessment on perinatal mental health and substance use surveyed 154 providers and 131 perinatal individuals, revealing gaps in screening, referrals and access.