Recently rehired Putnam teacher charged with DUI
By Staff reports A former Putnam County principal recently rehired as a teacher was arrested Thursday night and charged with driving under the influence. Putnam sheriff's deputies were dispatched...
View ArticlePutnam commissioners approve zoning amendment for drive-in theaters
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Putnam County soon could be home to a drive-in movie theater. Putnam County commissioners voted Thursday to approve a text amendment to the county zoning ordinance that...
View ArticleNancy Foster resigns from WV House
By Jake Zuckerman House Delegate Nancy Reagan Foster, of Putnam County, announced Friday she is resigning. In a letter to the Speaker of the House and the governor's office, Foster, who represents the...
View Article'Family Values' PAC moves to dismiss defamation case from former state senator
By Lacie Pierson Members of a political action committee say they didn't defame a former state senator in ad they ran during the 2016 general election. An attorney for West Virginia Family Values said...
View ArticlePutnam County aims for bigger Homecoming crowds with new events
By Carlee Lammers Patty Ashworth wants her grandchildren to one day look back on their memories of Putnam County Homecoming the same way she does. "In my memories, Homecoming was kind of a fun,...
View ArticleHealth care lobbyist selected to replace Hall in WV Senate
By Jake ZuckermanStaff writerThe executive director of the West Virginia Behavioral Healthcare Providers Association will replace Mike Hall in the state Senate's 4th District. Mark Drennan, a...
View ArticleData shows student enrollment down in Putnam County
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Preliminary attendance data shows enrollment in Putnam County Schools is slightly down this year. Superintendent John Hudson told members of the Putnam County Board of...
View ArticlePutnam On File: Sept. 10, 2017
The following people applied for marriage licenses in Putnam County between Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, 2017. Douglas Duane Harper, 53, and Felisha Gail Coyner, both of Culloden. David Mullins, 48, and Tanya...
View ArticlePoca subdivision first to ban ATVs under county rules
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - A Poca subdivision is the first neighborhood in Putnam County to fall under the county's new ATV ordinance. County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow the Forest Park...
View ArticlePutnam man faces sexual assault charge
By Carlee Lammers A Putnam County man sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend and threatened her with a knife, according to State Police. Devin James Knicely, 29, of Scott Depot, went to dinner with his...
View ArticlePutnam duo sentenced to 50 years in prison for 2016 robbery
By Staff reports Two people accused of kidnapping and robbing a man at gunpoint in Putnam County in September 2016 were sentenced to prison as part of a plea deal this week. Michael Gary Sniff, 30,...
View ArticleAudit: State should end funeral service board
By Carlee Lammers A recently published legislative audit calls for the state to terminate its funeral service board and place the board's regulatory function under another health-related agency. The...
View ArticleArrest, suicide follow 10-hour standoff in Putnam County
By Giuseppe Sabella Putnam sheriff's deputies exchanged fire with a domestic violence suspect as their 10-hour standoff came to an end on Saturday. The victim took her own life soon after the incident...
View ArticlePutnam board suspends former Poca principal charged with DUI
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Members of the Putnam County Board of Education voted Monday to suspend Bradley Knell, the former Poca High principal who was charged with driving under the influence last...
View ArticleWV Gov. Justice appoints Foster's replacement to House
By Jake Zuckerman The West Virginia governor appointed an auditor from Cross Lanes to fill a vacant seat in the House of Delegates on Tuesday. Dianna Graves will take over the Putnam County seat...
View ArticleNew Buffalo interchange discussed at public meeting on road bond
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Updated plans for U.S. 35 in Putnam County now feature an interchange at Buffalo. The plan was announced Tuesday at a public meeting on the proposed road bond amendment...
View ArticleBooks and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side
By Staff reports A Putnam County restaurant, coffee shop and bookstore plans to expand to Charleston's West Side next year. Hurricane's Books and Brews plans to add a second location at 222 West...
View ArticleFormer State Police captain now chief in Winfield
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - A longtime West Virginia state trooper is now the chief of the Winfield Police Department. Eddie Starcher, who worked for the State Police for 25 years, started as the...
View ArticleParole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction
Staff reportThe West Virginia Parole Board on Monday will consider whether a Hurricane man will be released from prison for the second time since he was convicted of sexually assaulting his 5-year-old...
View Article$115M project for WV Toyota plant to start in 2020
By Max Garland BUFFALO - Toyota's plant in Buffalo will be the company's first in the United States to produce transaxles for hybrid cars, a $115 million project that further solidifies the...
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