Poetry Contest Announced For Fourth Of July
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday the America250 Poetry Contest, inviting West Virginians of all ages to submit original poems.
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West Virginia Mining Death
Limited Experience Noted Among Coal Miners Who Died
Seven U.S. coal miners died in accidents so far this year, most of them with less than a year of experience at that particular job and mine, according to…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWorker Dies in Mine Owned by Governor Justice
Authorities say a worker took a fatal fall at a West Virginia mine owned by Gov. Jim Justice.Patrick Graham is vice president for Southern Coal Corp. He…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal Miner Killed in Southern West Virginia
State officials are investigating a coal mine accident that killed a worker in southern West Virginia.West Virginia Department of Commerce spokeswoman…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBoone Co. Mine Where Two Killed Had Bad Safety Reputation, Practiced Dangerous Type of Mining
The Patriot Coal-owned Boone Co. mine where two men died Monday night had a historically bad record of safety violations and practiced a dangerous type of…
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