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Boone County Memorial Day ceremony set for Monday at noon
The cadets were joined by members of VFW Post 5578 at noon on the front lawn of the courthouse to remember, by name, each soldier who died defending our freedoms.
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"We did it!" Those were the words Sherman High School's Class of 2013 president Taylor Hendricks said to her classmates as she and her fellow senior class officers performed the ceremonial "changing of the tassels" to signify they were official high school graduates.
Man Pleads In Murder, Kidnapping Case
Rick Lord Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 23, 2013 8:56 PM EDT Updated: May.
Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A group was honored Thursday for completing drug court in Kanawha County.
Man charged with making threat to Boone County school
Investigators allege David Henry Linville, 26, of Shady Spring, made the threat Monday evening on social media to a student at Sherman High School.
High school graduation ceremonies start tonight at Sherman High
It's graduation time for local high schools in Boone County. Tonight, Sherman High School will have its graduation ceremony beginning at 7 p.m. Then on Friday evening starting at 6 p.m. Van High School will have its graduation ceremony.
Ex-Raleigh hospital exec is new DHHR secretary
Former Raleigh County hospital executive Karen Bowling will have a full plate of assignments when she takes over as chief of West Virginia's Department of Health and Human Resources in July.
Manchin launches 5th - Commonsense Connections' week
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin has announced that his office will launch its fifth "Commonsense Connections" Week beginning Monday, May 20.
Another national report confirms that West Virginia's economy is undergoing a historic transition: Mined-out mid-Appalachian coal operations are fading, while the new Marcellus gas industry booms.
Community - Baby Shower' in Danville set for May 16
On May 16, 2013 from 12-2pm a Community Baby Shower is being held at the Fountain of Life Worship Center.
Manchin staff will be in Racine on May 20
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin announced that his office will launch its fifth "Commonsense Connections" Week beginning Monday, May 20.
Boone Deputies Arrest Two On Meth Charges
Heath Harrison Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 11, 2013 10:47 PM EDT Updated: May.
Man convicted of burning duplex for insurance
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said Thursday that Michael L. White, 58, of Chapmanville, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson, arson and accessory after the fact.
Leslie Rubin Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 9, 2013 9:44 PM EDT Updated: May.
Wishes coming true quickly for Boone man
It took just a little more than a month and a lot of help from the community, but Diana Browning made her friend's dreams come true.
W.Va. man charged in sex assault found dead
An ex-Army paratrooper with a history of mental issues who disappeared while serving home confinement has been found dead, authorities said.
House fires being investigated by authorities
The owner of this house on Highland Avenue at Laurel City says he believes the fire was accidental.
Boone County Firefighters Battle Two House Fires
Michelle Carroll Web Producer: Michelle Carroll Also Contributing: Bethany Simmons Reported: May.
Stollings honored by Marshall University
Dr. Ron Stollings of Boone County was honored with the 2013 SOM award of distinction recently by the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine .
The Mountaineer Food Bank serves 48 counties in West Virginia, including Boone County, providing food to several hunger relief locations in this area.