Pictured (l-r): Ms. WV Cupcake Festival – Jaime DeRuiter of Hurricane; WV Cupcake Festival Teen – Hannah Gandee of Bomont, WV; Miss WV Cupcake Festival[Read More…]
Author: Ron Allen
Grand Jury Returns 47 Indictments
Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney, Kristina D. Raynes, reports that forty-seven indictments were returned by the March 2026 Term Putnam County Grand Jury alleging fifty-five persons[Read More…]
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Fatality
The crash site was between the eastbound I-64 Hurricane Rest Area and Mile Marker 34 at the Hurricane interchange. A 20-mile stolen vehicle chase which[Read More…]
Basic Bible: God’s Wrath Revealed
Romans 1:18-23 In writing to the church at Rome, the Apostle Paul addressed believers who were surrounded by individuals who practiced ungodly and unrighteous lifestyles.[Read More…]
Girl Scout Troop 10582 Tours Hurricane City Hall
Members of Girl Scout Troop 10582 (front) met with city officials prior to the March 2 Hurricane City Council meeting. The girls learned what different[Read More…]
TOWN OF POCA TO RECEIVE $2.4 MILLION: Capito Secures $3.17 Mil for Putnam Law Enforcement, Public Safety Projects
Photo taken from https://townofpoca.com/ On Monday, March 2nd, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced that $32 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations would be[Read More…]
City of Hurricane Looks to Annex Culloden Properties
Annexation was the business of the day at the March 2 Hurricane City Council meeting. Council held the second reading of ordinances which bring 3.02[Read More…]
COUNTY COMMISSION NEWS: Commission Approves Rezoning, Makes Way for U.S. 35/I-64 Interchange Development
The February 24th Putnam County Commission meeting was lengthy, almost two and a half hours. The two most notable items of business (Bid Opening for[Read More…]
MAYO LESTER AND YOUNG LEADER AWARDS: Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Community Service
Ashley Alford Glance (right) presents the 2026 Mayo Lester Community Service Award to Judie Sydenstricker. Ashley Alford Glance (right) presents the 2026 Putnam CREW Young[Read More…]
Basic Bible: The Way of the Lord Is Just
Ezekiel 33:12-20 “Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people . . .” (v. 12). “Therefore” links the message which the[Read More…]