Putnam County Bank sponsored the Pumpkin contest.

Putnam County gardeners were well represented at the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival. A total of five pumpkins grown by county residents were entered into the annual pumpkin contest at the festival. The winners included Logan Allen of Culloden in Sixth Place with a 372-lb. pumpkin; Victor Lawerence of Winfield with 356-lbs.; Chuck Johnson of Winfield with 332-lbs.; Derek O’Dell of Scott Depot with 308-lbs.; and Jacki Joyce of Scott Depot with 230-lbs.