Where to go to see fireworks this Fourth of July
Area Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Tuesday include: Hosted by the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the City of Charleston at Haddad Riverfront Park, this celebration will include...
View ArticlePutnam school board recognizes Yeager Scholar
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - A recent graduate of Hurricane High School was recognized Monday for earning one of the highest honors as an incoming student at Marshall University. Erica Burns, who...
View ArticleOne dead in I-64 crash near Teays Valley
A Cabell County man died in a crash Tuesday on Interstate 64 near Teays Valley in Putnam County. Rodney Kirby Jr., 31, of Milton, was driving a 2011 Ford Focus that rear-ended a tractor-trailer just...
View ArticleTeenager dies in Putnam ATV crash
By Staff reports A Putnam County teenager was killed in an ATV crash early Wednesday morning. The Putnam County Sheriff's Department said Seldon Lee Rife, 15, of Hurricane, died after losing control...
View ArticleCountry music star Luke Combs performing at Putnam County Fair
By Carlee Lammers The Putnam County Fair returns this weekend, and this year guests have the chance to see a chart-topping country music act for just the cost of admission. Country music singer Luke...
View ArticleVisit to Youngstown air show worrisome but worthwhile for Putnam man
By Rick Steelhammer What was envisioned as a nostalgic visit to the Air Force base where he served more than 60 years ago to meet up with an old military buddy and take in a performance by the...
View ArticleOne person injured in Putnam County shooting
By Staff reports A person was wounded in a shooting in Putnam County Saturday afternoon, a dispatcher said. The shooting happened just before 2 p.m. at a residence on Harbor Lane in Hurricane, the...
View ArticleAfter battling leukemia, Putnam teenager competes again in county fair
By Carlee Lammers ELEANOR - When Jarad Hayson steps into the show ring Monday night, he knows it will be an emotional moment. Hayson, 17, has shown hogs at the Putnam County Fair for nine years. But...
View ArticlePutnam residents: Mosquito problem has become 'unbearable'
By Carlee Lammers ELEANOR - Officials from the Kanawha-Charleston and Putnam County health departments were in Eleanor on Monday, working to help remedy a mosquito issue that some residents say has...
View ArticlePutnam commission discusses ordinance to limit ATV use in subdivisions
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Homeowners associations in Putnam County could soon choose to enact an ordinance that would prohibit the use of ATVs for longer than five minutes within the boundaries of...
View ArticlePutnam town looking to align with state, county elections
By Carlee Lammers Town officials in Bancroft are hoping to increase voter turnout and save the town thousands of dollars by "piggybacking" town elections off of the West Virginia and Putnam County...
View ArticlePutnam grand jury indicts 67
A grand jury in Putnam County returned 61 indictments last week against 67 defendants, Prosecuting Attorney Mark Sorsaia announced. The indictments Sorsaia announced are not a finding of fact; it...
View ArticlePutnam school board abolishes 37 positions but no employees to lose jobs
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Members of the Putnam County Board of Education voted Monday to abolish nearly 40 professional, service and supplemental positions county-wide. Superintendent John Hudson...
View ArticleYoung boys drive, crash mother's car in Putnam County
By Staff reports On a mission to visit their father, two children left with their mother's car in Red House and then crashed into an embankment on Monday morning, police said. The boys, ages 2 and 5,...
View ArticlePutnam firm snared in DOH kickback scheme still getting paid
By Eric Eyre In the six months since a Putnam County firm and its owner admitted taking part in a kickback scheme with Division of Highways engineers, the state has paid the contractor nearly...
View ArticlePutnam County Schools 2017-2018 calendar
Aug. 17 - First day for studentsSept. 4 - Labor Day holiday Oct. 20 - Continuing Professional DevelopmentNov. 10 - Veterans Day holiday Nov. 20-22 - Out-of-calendar daysNov. 23 - Thanksgiving Day...
View ArticleCommission adopts ATV ordinance for Putnam subdivisions
By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - Homeowners associations in Putnam County soon will be able to enact an ordinance regulating or prohibiting the use of all-terrain vehicles within portions of the...
View ArticleCuts to teen pregnancy prevention grant hit Hurricane nonprofit
By Caity Coyne Staff at Hurricane's Mission West Virginia are grappling with recent cuts by President Donald Trump's administration to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention grant, the biggest funding source...
View ArticleFuneral board members quit, say Gatens-Harding penalty 'slap on the hand'
By Carlee Lammers Three members of the board that oversees West Virginia's funeral directors abruptly resigned this month, citing the board's decision to only temporarily suspend the license of a...
View ArticleTwo WV children qualify for national amateur motocross race
By Caity Coyne A year ago, Gavin Abboud still used training wheels on his bicycle. This week, the 5-year-old boy from Poca will race in one of the most highly regarded amateur motocross races in the...
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