Brian Bergstrom

Buckhannon awarded $10,000 in opioid settlement funds to One Unique Recovery House. The grant will help retain two peer recovery specialists after federal funding was unexpectedly cut in July.

BUCKHANNON – A major thoroughfare through downtown Buckhannon is expected to close overnight beginning in mid-September as work begins to widen the road and extend the turn lane near the Upshur County Courthouse.

The Lady Bobcats scored 54 seconds into their season but needed an Ayan Ahmed header with 3:35 to play to earn a 2-2 draw at Shippensburg in Thursday's opener. Zoe Brown made 12 saves as Wesleyan withstood a 24-8 deficit in shots.

Findlay substitute Tyler Pawlicki scored less than three minutes after entering to hand West Virginia Wesleyan a 2-1 loss in Thursday's season opener at Culpepper Stadium. Axel Chilet scored for the Bobcats.

Brian Bergstrom | | Since joining Vandalia Health, the former Davis Health System has widened access across central West Virginia.

West Virginia Wesleyan College outshot Pitt-Johnstown 12-11, but a late first-half PK turned the tide and helped send the Lady Bobcats to a 4-1 road loss. Tessa Grisez scored off Natalie Carlock's assist for the second straight match.

An SBA representative told Buckhannon City Council the agency's low-interest disaster loans are open to homeowners and renters as well as businesses, with no cost to apply and an October 3 deadline for physical damage from the July flood.

Buckhannon's fire and police chiefs told city council that crews removed 95 people from high water in the first 23 hours of the July 21 flood, aided by 70 swiftwater personnel from 11 agencies.

Clarion scored three touchdowns in the first 5:05 after halftime to hand West Virginia Wesleyan College a 52-14 loss on Thursday. B-U grad Bryson Johnston excelled on special teams, while Amari Colon-Brown caught nine passes for 220 yards and two scores.

Jake Hotka's penalty kick with 53 seconds left cut the deficit, but Wesleyan's comeback fell short in a 2-1 loss to Salem. The Bobcats host Shawnee State at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.