On July 27, the Putnam County courthouse in Winfield was the site the first public hearing of West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Committee on Redistricting. The[Read More…]
Author: Ron Allen
City of Hurricane Moves to Allow Outdoor Alcohol Consumption
In a first reading of an ordinance to revise Section 521.06 of the city code, the Hurricane City Council approved changes which would allow customers[Read More…]
County Commission News
At its July 29th meeting, the Commission discussed but did not act upon a bid for the construction of a 911 Tower to be located[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Three Young Men Refuse to Bow
Daniel 3:1, 8-18 All who have attended Sunday School from an early age know the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Children know that the[Read More…]
Shakespeare Visits Valley Park
Friday, July 23, was a special day for me. I met William Shakespeare. The Rustic Mechanicals, West Virginia’s only professional touring Shakespeare troupe, performed the[Read More…]
4-H Livestock Sale Produces $300,000 for Putnam 4-H’ers
The 2021 Putnam County Fair 4-H Livestock Auction was held July 16, at the fairgrounds in Eleanor. The auction produced $312,235.00 in sales, $302,634.54 of[Read More…]
Forty Years Ago — Old Time Barn Raising
Editor’s Note: The following article from the July 30, 1981 Breeze captures a picture of a time that has all but disappeared. Old Time Barn[Read More…]
Putnam’s Covid Infection Rates Soar
Numbers do not lie. Comparing Putnam Covid case numbers in July of this year to case numbers on July of last year, however, is much[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Jeremiah Stands Up to Deadly Threats
Jeremiah 26:1, 4-15 The prophet Jeremiah was called when he was at a young age and prophesied through the reigns of four kings of Judah:[Read More…]
WVU President Responds to Putnam County Commission Resolution
At its July 13 meeting the Putnam County Commission unanimously approved a resolution to deny public funding to the teaching of Critical Race Theory. Critical[Read More…]