West Virginian Gets 18 Month Jail Term for Faking Insurance Claims

A Buckhannon, West Virginia man who admitted to defrauding insurance companies by staging vehicle accidents and filing fake claims will spend 18 months in prison. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey sentenced 42-year-old Christopher John Thrain earlier this week on …
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2012/05/24/248769.htm

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 06:15:11 -0700

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BUCKHANNON?— West Virginia Wesleyan College named Bobcats’ baseball coach Randy Tenney new athletic director on Wednesday.
http://www.theintermountain.com/page/content.detail/id/552508/Tenney-named-new-Wesleyan-AD.html?nav=5017

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 06:39:58 -0700

West Virginia Wesleyan hires BU aide

Patrick Beilein, Bradley’s director of basketball operations, was officially named head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia Wesleyan on Monday. The 29-year-old son of Michigan head coach John Beilein will be formally introduced to the NCAA Division II school’s campus and community of Buckhannon at a news conference June 5. The Bobcats return two starters from a 22-9 team that reached the ...
http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x1832937033/West-Virginia-Wesleyan-hires-BU-aide

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 18:36:48 -0700

Report: Bradley’s Beilein to West Virginia Wesleyan

Bradley’s director of men’s basketball operations Patrick Beilein will be named new head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan on Monday, a source close to Beilein told the website wvillustrated.com late Sunday night. This will be the first head coaching position for the former West Virginia University player. He spent the 2011-12 season as Bradley’s director of basketball operations. He was an ...
http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x624593651/Report-Bradley-s-Beilein-to-West-Virginia-Wesleyan

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 22:52:08 -0700

Love affair with baseball continues for Pence

Bound for Buckhannon... Dusty Pence, seated second from left, signs a letter of intent Tuesday at the James Monroe High School media center, to play baseball for West Virginia Wesleyan College. He is flanked by parents Jeff and Felicia Pence and his sister Hannah Pence.
http://bdtonline.com/localsports/x234166805/Love-affair-with-baseball-continues-for-Pence

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:19:24 -0700

Installation Complete for First Wi-Fi Portal in Upshur County

The county has installed a Wi-Fi hot spot at the park complex in Buckhannon that will provide free Internet access to people at the pool, the tennis courts and the baseball and football fields.
http://www.wboy.com/story/18627936/installation-complete-for-first-wi-fi-portal-upshur-county

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:02:23 -0700

Strawberry Festival continues

The Grand Feature Parade, one of the major highlights of the West Virginia Strawberry Festival, will step off at 1 p.m. today in Buckhannon.
http://www.theintermountain.com/page/content.detail/id/552559.html

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:06:38 -0700

Michigan basketball coach John Beilein's son, Patrick, hired as head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan

Like father, like son. Patrick Beilein, the son of Michigan basketball coach John Beilein, was hired as head basketball coach at West Virginia Wesleyan, a Division II school in Buckhannon, W.V., on Sunday. The college confirmed the hiring in...
http://annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/michigan-basketball-coach-john-beileins-son-patrick-hired-as-head-coach-at-west-virginia-wesleyan/?cmpid=mlive-@mlive-wolverines

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 07:11:22 -0700

Buckhannon prepares for Strawberry Festival

The 71st annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival officially will kick off at noon Wednesday with the opening ceremonies on the steps of the Upshur County Courthous.
http://www.theintermountain.com/page/content.detail/id/552443.html

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 07:06:18 -0700

Patrick Beilein named Wesleyan basketball coach

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Wesleyan College has hired Patrick Beilein as mens basketball coach.Director of Athletics Ken Tyler said Monday in a news release that Beileins appointment is effective June 15.Beilein comes to Wesleyan from Bradl...
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Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 06:41:30 -0700