Community Bulletin
For more than 120 years, the Elkins hospital now known as Davis Medical Center has been where the Potomac Highlands turns for care. Today that includes expert kidney care close to home — sparing many patients a drive out of the region. Read more →
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Click here to view the agenda for the Upshur County Board of Education meeting scheduled for October 25, 2022.
Buckhannon-Upshur shook off a second-set loss to beat Elkins 3-1 in Big 10 Conference volleyball action. Avery Hamer had 11 kills and Cora Cottrill added nine blocks as the Lady Bucs won their seventh straight match and improved to 11-7.
Buckhannon-Upshur senior Brady Hommema shares his favorite soccer moment, the friends who make being a Buccaneer special and the parents who never miss a game. Get to know the soccer, track and lacrosse athlete who hopes to become a civil engineer.
Buckhannon-Upshur ranks 14th in the Week 4 WVSSAC Class AAAA football playoff ratings with a 1-3 record, placing it among the 16 teams currently in playoff position. The team is off this week before hosting Fairmont Senior on Oct. 2.
West Virginia Wesleyan quarterback Liam McGuire earned MEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after throwing four touchdowns in a 28-23 win over West Virginia State, the Bobcats’ first conference victory since 2022.
A Morgantown worker was killed and two others were taken to a hospital after a crane malfunction on an Interstate 79 bridge September 22.
West Virginia businesses, nonprofits, homeowners and renters affected by the July 21–22 storms have until Oct. 3 to apply for low-interest SBA physical damage loans. Eligible applicants can borrow for repairs, replacement and storm-mitigation upgrades.
