Summer food program focuses on rural areas
By Jennifer Gardner Tanner Sutherland, picked up a cardboard box and raced toward pallets of cans. He picked two cans of vegetables, two of soup, and two of beef ravioli, a few granola bars, a jar of...
View ArticlePutnam teachers' union honors outgoing superintendent
By Laura Haight Winfield - The Putnam County American Federation of Teachers union honored retiring Superintendent Chuck Hatfield at Tuesday night's school board meeting. Angie Turkelson, president of...
View ArticlePublic opinion requested in future transportation planning
By Jennifer Gardner Citizens of Kanawha and Putnam counties are invited to voice their opinion and provide input at a meeting Thursday evening on shaping the region's transportation system over the...
View ArticlePutnam gas station's restaurant fuels customers
By Laura Haight Hurricane - Attached to a Marathon gas station on Teays Valley Road is Fairways, one of Putnam County's unexpected treasures. Although it doesn't look it from the outside, Fairways is...
View ArticleWinfield grad will join WVU Rifle Team this fall
By John McCoy ELEANOR - Noah Barker doesn't mind being a rarity. In fact, he couldn't be happier about it. West Virginia's powerhouse rifle team has attracted elite shooters from every corner of the...
View ArticlePutnam considers program for offenders with mental health issues
By Laura Haight Putnam County officials may have found a way to give offenders with mental health issues the help they need and keep them out of jail. Putnam Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers told the...
View ArticleThird candidate enters Putnam commission race
By From staff reports There will be one more candidate in the race for Putnam County Commission in the upcoming election, according to documents from the Putnam County Clerk's office. Dorrel Wayne...
View ArticlePutnam students honored for posters, superintendent says goodbye
By Laura Haight WINFIELD - Representatives from the Putnam County Farm Bureau honored three fourth graders who placed in their annual poster contest. Ellen Mills Pauley presented each fourth grader...
View ArticleReturn to Class AA could mean return to playoffs for Winfield
By Derek Taylor There is little doubt that the Winfield football program returns to the Cardinal Conference in better shape than it was when it left the league in 2008. Coach Craig Snyder just hopes...
View ArticleAlleged victim allowed to contact accused former state ed official
WINFIELD - A Putnam County magistrate Wednesday granted a woman's request to be allowed to contact a former West Virginia Department of Education official whom she accused of choking her and slamming...
View ArticlePoca girls basketball looks improve balance
By By Nick Brockman For the Gazette-Mail Known for its defense in recent years, the Poca girls basketball program continues to make strides offensively, and those improvements are expected to place...
View ArticleHurricane retooling offense in attempt to return to playoffs
By Rick Ryan For the third straight season, Hurricane will be breaking in a new quarterback, and for the third straight time, it's a senior who's the first-year starter. But that won't be the only...
View ArticleSBA approves funding for Fayette, Putnam, but not Kanawha
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia School Building Authority's board awarded Monday about $7.7 million in "major improvement project" funding to 13 school systems, including about $1 million to Fayette...
View ArticlePutnam Commission discusses grant-funded employee classification
By Laura Haight The Putnam County Commissioners couldn't reach an agreement Tuesday on how to classify grant-funded county employees. County Attorney Jennifer Scragg Karr realized the grant-funded...
View ArticlePutnam parents file suit against pediatrician alleging medical malpractice
By Laura Haight Parents of a Putnam County boy are alleging medical malpractice by Teays Pediatrics left their son in a permanent vegetative state. Tabatha and Karle Griffith filed a lawsuit against...
View ArticleJudge rules for insurance company against Poca funeral home owners
By Kate White Citing a "complete lack of interest in defending this suit," a federal judge has ruled for an insurance company in its case against the owners of a Poca-based funeral home accused of...
View ArticleBuffalo High agriculture science teacher gifted with tractor
By Laura Haight BUFFALO - Danielle Grant knew something was off in the days prior to Tuesday morning, and as most surprises go, she figured out exactly what her family and friends were up to. Her...
View ArticlePutnam students, parents speak out against club funding cuts
By Laura Haight WINFIELD - Nine Putnam County Schools students, alumni and parents spoke out Tuesday against a proposed policy to end funding to send DECA students to the national competition if they...
View ArticleKanawha, Putnam health departments offer July vaccine clinics
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Putnam County Health Department will offer vaccination clinics on Tuesday from noon to 3:30 p.m. Students entering school in West Virginia are required...
View ArticleFatal crash under investigation in Putnam County
By From staff reports One person is dead after an overnight crash in Putnam County, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. At about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a car crash...
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