Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News
The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says that a miner injured in February at the CK Mine No. 5 in Mingo County has died from complications related to his injuries.
According to the office, Dennis J. Fillinger of Harts, West Virginia, died Thursday. He was struck by a piece of falling rock about 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23.
The 62-year-old Fillinger was a section foreman for CK Coal Corp.’s CK Mine No. 5.
Inspectors from the office are still investigating.
A call to the company wasn’t immediately returned Friday.