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Police chase ends in crash in Alum Creek
(WSAZ) ALUM CREEK — The suspect in a police chase is in jail, and an investigation has uncovered that he should have already been there. Police say Tommy Ray Workman Jr., 19, of Red House, stole a pickup truck and led officers on a chase through three counties before crashing on Route 119 in Kanawha County. “The pursuit was extremely dangerous. A lot of people’s lives were in danger,” Boone County Chief Deputy Chad Barker said. Police w...
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Madison-Danville Jaycees attend meeting
Nine members of the Madison-Danville Jaycees recently attended the annual Eastern Institute Meeting in Wheeling. Comprised of six states, the regional affiliate provides training, development, and networking opportunities to Jaycee members from West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Representing the Madison-Danville Jaycees were Tyler Hensley, Samantha Mathis, Steve Franson, Sara Price, Charles Mitchell, Kri...
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Boone County man found beaten in downtown Charleston
(MCT) CHARLESTON — A Boone County man was in critical condition Friday after being found severely beaten in a downtown Charleston alley. John Dolin, 37, of Peytona, was found in an alley behind the 200 block of Capitol Street about 6:30 a.m. Friday, said Lt. Steve Cooper, chief detective for the Charleston Police Department. Cooper said Dolin’s wallet was found nearby, empty. “He was obviously robbed and beaten,” Cooper said. Dolin was ...
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BMH supported Scott High School Strongman Competition
Boone Memorial Hospital supported the Scott High School Strongman Competition on April 6, 2013. Pictured here is Volunteer Taylor Griffith assisting at registration. The hospital Dietary Department donated granola bars and fruit to keep participants energized throughout the event. Tricia McClung of the BMH Physical Therapy department attended the event to offer safety tips and information about the physical therapy department and profession. ...
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Crime Reports
Man killed in logging accident at Boone County coal mine
A man has been killed in a logging accident at a coal mine in Boone County. The accident was not mine related and happened at the Hobet Mine, according to emergency dispatchers. No other injur...
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UPDATE: Fatal shooting reported in Danville
A mother shoots her son three times in the chest and kills him
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Convicted drunken driver makes it to prison after ‘paperwork...
A Logan County man who caused injuries during a 2004 drunken driving incident finally made it to prison after walking free for nearly two years in what officials called a “paperwork snafu.” On Marc...
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Education
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Boone County students meet with state Legislators
CHARLESTON — Students from Madison, Sherman, and Van middle school participated in the 8th Grade Youth and Government Seminars this week at the West Virginia Legislature. The students participat...
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Honor Roll Ramage Elementary 2nd Nine Weeks
Landon Akers, Brea Ballard, George Canterbury, Ian Adkins, Dylan Butcher, Katelyn Bal,l Annie Bender, Ashley Dingess, Kirsten Arthur, Chase Caserta, Timothy Belche,r Devin Chapman, Erika Farrel,l ...
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Two local students named to Dean’s List
The University of Charleston has named 68 students from the School of Pharmacy to the Dean’s List. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Lo...
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Boone students part of WVU Formula SAE competitions
West Virginia University competed in the Formula SAE competitions throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s but has not competed since 2000. This year 29 dedicated students have taken on the task of resurr...
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Business
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Smarr guest speaker at Madison Rotary Club
The Madison Rotary Club was pleased to welcome Conscio Smarr to a recent meeting. As guest speaker, he explained the reasons for developing a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Madison. Smarr, who...
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Judge Rowe speaks to Madison Rotary Club
Judge Jim Rowe, a Democratic candidate for the office of Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, stopped by the Madison Rotary Club on March 21, accompanied by Madison attorneys Cha...
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Alpha Natural Resources to permanently close Upper Big Branc...
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. announced that it plans to permanently close the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine near Whitesville. UBB was the scene of a mine explosion on April 5, 2010, in which 29 m...
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Quillen to retire as Chairman and Director of Alpha Natural ...
BRISTOL, Va. — Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., a leading U.S. coal producer, announced that its chairman of the board, Michael J. Quillen, has chosen not to stand for re-election at the company’s 2...
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Health
Boone Memorial Hospital to recognize ‘National Organ Donor A...
MADISON — More than 113,000 people across the country are awaiting an organ transplant, and at least eighteen will die without receiving one. The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), a fe...
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Pet of the Week
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ADOPT A PET
Please put ID tags on your dogs it could save a life
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ADOPT A PET
Please put ID tags on your dogs it could save a life
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ADOPT A PET
Please put ID tags on your dogs it could save a life
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ADOPT A PET
Please put ID tags on your dogs it could save a life
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