Putnam deputies looking for theft suspect
By Staff reports Police in Putnam County are looking for a male who they believe stole materials from a railroad company in Hurricane. The Putnam County Sheriff's Department said the suspect entered...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Hurricane, Herbert Hoover win softball titles
By Staff reports Members of the Hurricane High School softball team form a pile in celebration Thursday after defeating John Marshall 11-0 in the West Virginia state tournament at Vienna to win the...
View ArticlePutnam commission awards Valley Park community center contract
By Carlee Lammers Winfield - A new community center at Valley Park is set to be mostly completed by February 2018, if all goes as planned. Members of the Putnam County Commission voted unanimously...
View ArticleCarhartt honors Gritt's Farm with Fathers Day documentary, new sign
By Carlee Lammers BUFFALO - Brad and Bob Gritt stood just feet away from where it all started - gazing up at a newly painted green and white sign on the side of a barn. "It fits who we are," Brad...
View Article'Perfect storm' of obstacles led to Hurricane restaurant's closure, owner says
By Carlee Lammers The owner of The Wine Valley said employment issues, a struggling state economy and ongoing health code violations created the “perfect storm,” which led him to close the Hurricane...
View ArticleSuperintendent reflects on first year in Putnam schools as summer break nears
By Carlee Lammers Superintendent John Hudson said he's made listening to students in Putnam County one of his top priorities this year. Today, the last day of school for students in Putnam County...
View ArticleFBI event at Putnam school trains teachers how to respond to shooting
By Giuseppe Sabella The scent of gunpowder seeped into Room 30 at Scott Teays Elementary School on Friday morning - active-shooter training had begun. It started with about 40 teachers and a handful...
View ArticlePutnam school board suspends 3 employees
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - The Putnam County Board of Education voted during its regular meeting Monday to suspend three school system employees without pay. The board voted unanimously to suspend...
View ArticleBuffalo to hold town election Tuesday
By Carlee Lammers The town of Buffalo will elect a new mayor June 13. Dave Melton, a political newcomer, is the only mayoral candidate listed on the town's ballot. He said he made the decision to run...
View ArticlePutnam commission takes last-minute worker's comp bid
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Despite one commissioner's opinion that the deal "smells," the Putnam County Commission voted Tuesday to accept a last-minute bid from BrickStreet Insurance to provide...
View ArticleEDA pursuing Rite Aid warehouse purchase for WV National Guard
By Max Garland The future of the Rite Aid distribution center in Putnam County could soon be in the hands of the West Virginia National Guard. The state Economic Development Authority approved an...
View ArticleBroadband 'triangle' between larger cities would encompass Putnam
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - An internet service provider is developing plans to invest more than $10 million to help provide Putnam County with "some of the best internet in the state." Delegate...
View ArticlePutnam creates new position to support high schools
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Members of the Putnam County Board of Education voted Monday to create a new position to oversee secondary education, grades nine through 12. The five-member board voted...
View ArticlePutnam delegate to donate special session pay to scholarship fund
By Staff report A state delegate has chosen to donate his special session pay to a scholarship fund operated by his family. Joshua Higginbotham, R-Putnam, announced Monday he will donate his special...
View ArticlePutnam man gets 10 years in federal prison for child porn
By Staff reports A Putnam County man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for possession of child pornography. Scott Allen Forloine II, 36, of Scott Depot, previously pleaded guilty...
View ArticlePutnam to begin offering health courses for diabetics
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Putnam County soon will offer a course for those living with diabetes in the county. Tina Ramirez, from the Division of Prevention and Wellness for Kanawha and Putnam...
View ArticleDUI checkpoint scheduled near Kanawha-Putnam line
By Staff reports The Putnam County Sheriff's Department is partnering with the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office to conduct a DUI checkpoint between 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday on W.Va. 817 near...
View ArticleSubdivision residents voice ATV complaints to Putnam commissioners
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Commissioners in Putnam County are exploring the possibility of creating a county-wide ATV ordinance, after some residents claim ATV riders are treating county...
View ArticlePutnam County receives new touch-screen voting machines
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Putnam County voters will be using new machines to cast their ballots in the 2018 midterm election. The county received 158 new electronic touch-screen voting machines and...
View ArticleBuffalo swears in first all-female town council
By Carlee Lammers A group of five "doers" are set to make history in Buffalo Monday. For the first time in the town's history, the Buffalo town council will convene with an all-female council. "It's...
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