BUCKHANNON — Beginning Monday, Jan. 11, the Buckhannon Water Department will be conducting repairs that require the closure of North Spring Street from the intersection with East Main Street north to Chase Bank Alley.
The closure is expected to last all this week.
Thank you for your patience while we repair this critical infrastructure.
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.
West Virginia Wesleyan battled early but couldn’t contain Frostburg State’s late-inning surge, falling 8-4 in Game 1 before dropping a 13-3, five-inning nightcap in Sunday’s doubleheader.
West Virginia Wesleyan was shut out 21-0 at Charleston as the Golden Eagles jumped ahead 10-0 after one quarter and never let up. The Lady Bobcats got saves and late chances but couldn’t break through, and return home to host Virginia State on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
