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23 hrs ago | WBOY-TV

Rockefeller Reflects on Time as VISTA Volunteer

Editor's Note: This is a personal account from U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller from a telephone interview with The State Journal staff reporter Michael Hupp about his time with VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, an anti-poverty program, in Emmons, Kanawha County.

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Related Topix: Kanawha County, WV, Cabin Creek, WV, Nellis, WV

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Coal Valley News

Big Coal River veterans honored with memorial on Veterans Day

Veterans of the Daniel Boone Post 5578, Loftus stand together to honor the men and women of the armed forces.

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Related Topix: Whitesville, WV

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Coal Valley News

Judge recommends mediation for Prenter residents, coal companies

John Lucas is diligently at work on one of the waterlines being installed in the Prenter community.

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Related Topix: Prenter, WV, Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro, Seth, WV

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Logan Banner

Gas prices still falling elsewhere

The price for a gallon of gasoline has fallen in most areas outside of Logan County, but still remains high here.

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Related Topix: Logan County, WV, Huntington, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Williamson, WV, Danville, WV

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WCHS

Escaped Prisoner Gives Up in Pineville

Bob Aaron Videographer: Bob Aaron Web Producer: Bob Aaron Reported: Nov. 12, 2009 8:38 AM EST An escaped state prisoner turned himself in to the Wyoming County Sheriff's Department overnight.

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Related Topix: Pineville, WV, Wyoming County, WV

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Charleston Gazette

UMW chief reacts to Caperton v. Massey verdict

Cecil Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers of America, criticized the West Virginia Supreme Court's 4-1 decision, released on Thursday, that threw out a $50 million Boone County verdict against Massey Energy.

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Related Topix: Massey Energy, Mining, Caperton, WV, Harman, WV, Davis, WV, Charleston Metro

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Coal Valley News

Remembering our Veterans

Veterans and Lifetime Members of the Madison VFW Post 5578 continue to present colors during ceremonies and events in the Boone County area.

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Related Topix: Madison, WV, Life, Veteran Affairs

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Register-herald.com

Mount Olive work camp escapees remain at-large

The state corrections commissioner says two escaped prison inmates remain at-large, and authorities working to find them are still concentrating their efforts in Wyoming County.

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Related Topix: Wyoming County, WV

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WOWK-TV

Boone Brush Fires Keep Firefighters Busy

Brush fires are keeping firefighters busy in Boone County. Three areas were affected.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Prenter, WV, Danville, WV

Charleston Daily Mail

$7.6 million from coal tax disbursed

A total of $7.6 million in state coal severance tax money collected in the three-month period ended Sept.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, Kanawha County, WV, Charleston, WV, Huntington, WV, Charleston Metro

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Register-herald.com

Escaped inmate back in custody

One of two inmates who escaped from a work camp last month is back in custody. State corrections officials said Kenneth Ray Hager, 30, turned himself in to Boone County authorities Friday.

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Related Topix: Wyoming County, WV, Montgomery, WV, Beckley, WV

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Two Kanawha, Boone water advisories lifted

West Virginia American Water has lifted two precautionary boil-water advisories issued this week.

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Related Topix: Kanawha County, WV, Pocatalico, WV, Uneeda, WV, Twilight, WV

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Boil water advisories for Boone County, parts of Sissonville lifted

West Virginia American Water has lifted precautionary boil water advisories for customers in Boone County and those along a stretch of U.S. Route 21 in Sissonville.

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Related Topix: Sissonville, WV, Uneeda, WV, Twilight, WV, Pocatalico, WV

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WOWK-TV

Trial Rescheduled for Huntington Murder Suspect

BOIL WATER ADVISORIES>>> West Virginia American Water has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for a portion of Boone County and Kanawha County.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Huntington, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Pocatalico, WV

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The West Virginia Record

McGraw altered federal suit, Rite Aid claims

Owners of retailer Rite Aid claim West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw altered a suit over generic drug prices in a bid to escape federal jurisdiction.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law

Sat Oct 31, 2009

WOWK-TV

Miner Injured by Falling Rock, Helicopter Dispatched

A rock fell on a miner at the Alleniance Mine in the Seth area of Boone County, according to Boone County 911 dispatchers.

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Related Topix: Seth, WV

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Register-herald.com

Inmate search focuses on Wyoming, Boone counties

The focus of the search for two escaped Mount Olive Correctional Facility inmates is on their home counties rather than the Fayette County area, Jim Rubenstein, commissioner for the Division of Corrections, said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Prison, Fayette County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Coal Valley News

County releases locations for first H1N1 vaccinations

The Boone County Health Department this week has released the locations for the first in a series of vaccinations for community members.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Madison, WV, Danville, WV, Barrett, WV, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Charleston Gazette

Four plead guilty in Pagans motorcyle gang case

Four members or associates of the Pagans Motorcycle Club pleaded guilty to various charges in federal court Tuesday, becoming the first of the 55 defendants named in a sweeping, 44-count indictment to admit criminal wrongdoing.

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Related Topix: Marmet, WV, Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro, Scott Depot, WV, St. Albans, WV

WVNS-TV Ghent

Search Continues for Prisoners from Fayette Count Complex

Police are looking for two men who escaped from the Slayton work camp. MOUNT OLIVE- -- Two prisoners escaped from Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Mount Olive in Fayette County, and are believed to be heading to their hometowns.

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Related Topix: Fayette County, WV, Pineville, WV

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