Boone County

State Board of Education Challenges Morrisey’s Vaccine Order, Declares Two More States of Emergency 

The board voted unanimously to direct the state superintendent to advise schools to follow current vaccination guidelines without religious exemptions, and moved to intervene in two more county school districts.

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FEMA Denies 7 Counties Individual Aid For Destructive February Flooding

The governor announced Tuesday night that FEMA denied his request for individual disaster aid to residents of Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Monroe and Summers counties affected by February's severe flooding.

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Coal Miner Was Killed By Falling Rock In Boone County: Report

Stephen Fields of Chauncey was drilling a test hole in a coal seam when the rock came loose from a highwall due to freezing and thawing.

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State Reports First Coal Mine Fatality Of 2025, In Boone County

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said late Wednesday that 55-year-old Stephen Fields of Chauncey died of his injuries at the Twilight surface mine.

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