West Virginia Wesleyan College to launch physician assistant program at Battlers Knob in 2027-28

West Virginia Wesleyan College will launch a new physician assistant program at Battlers Knob, the former Alderson Broaddus campus. Wesleyan made the official announcement that they were pursuing a physician assistant program on Sept. 10 in front of Myers Hall. “This is a huge day for West Virginia Wesleyan College, it’s a huge day for…

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Basketball Bucs eighth this week in WVSACA Poll

Buckhannon-Upshur held steady at No. 8 in this week’s WVSACA Class AAAA boys’ basketball poll, earning 52 points after a 3-1 week. The Bucs beat Elkins, Grafton and Parkersburg, with their lone loss coming to Class AA No. 3 Bluefield at a neutral site.

‘I’ before ‘e’ — except at the spelling bee

Upshur County’s spelling bee came down to a two-person battle after tough words thinned the field early, with the crowd hanging on every letter. Parker Wood sealed his second straight win by nailing “cadre” after a tense back-and-forth battle with Jenna Nguyen.