Volunteers fuel Create Buckhannon’s efforts to enhance the local community

New Upshur County Senior Center director Brett Belt told Rotary the center serves 400-800 meals monthly, mostly via Meals on Wheels, plus offers daily lunches, in-home care, fitness classes and other services.

WVU student Amelia Caldwell of Hardy County has been awarded the West Virginia State Park Superintendents Association’s $1,000 Steve Bolar Scholarship, paid in two $500 installments.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the West Virginia State Parks Foundation has launched an official online merchandise store.

More than 50 years after WVU helped spark Don Brodie’s passion for science, he and his wife, Linda, are giving back. Their $5 million gift establishes the Linda and Don Brodie Deanship to strengthen leadership and expand opportunity at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.

Dangerously cold temperatures in West Virginia have officials urging residents to use space heaters, kerosene heaters and generators safely to prevent fires and carbon monoxide poisoning.

The West Virginia Department of Human Services will stop accepting Low Income Energy Assistance Program applications at the close of business Feb. 9, 2026, due to running out of funds. Applications submitted online or postmarked by that date will still be processed.