City council agrees to appoint five people to a new committee focused on short-term rentals

Six West Virginia University alumni have joined the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors for six-year terms. The Association also elected new Executive Committee officers during its annual business meeting.

Upshur County Summer Basketball League closed Week Two with three days of Buccaneer and Bobcat Division action at WVWC. The regular season ends this week, with the postseason tournament tipping off Friday.

Buckhannon Post 7 opens the Area 2 double-elimination tournament Tuesday at 4 p.m. against Doddridge at Bridgeport High School. Despite a 1-12 record, Post 7 hopes clean defense, effective pitching and timely hits can spark a postseason run.

Walter Owen Tharp, 66, of French Creek, passed away on July 10, 2026, at the Louis A. Johnson V.A. Medical Center in Clarksburg. He was a truck driver, avid outdoorsman, and skilled handyman.

The Buckhannon Sanitary Board will meet July 16, 2026. View the meeting agenda.

Week two of the Upshur County Summer Basketball League featured two busy nights at West Virginia Wesleyan. Wendling’s Food Service and WV Split Rail delivered standout wins, led by Mike Walker and David Shriver.