Two members of the current Putnam County Board of Education, Christian Wells and Bruce Knell, were elected to 4-year terms in 2020 and are not[Read More…]
Government
Putnam County Commission News
The Putnam County Commission held its first meeting of 2022 on Tuesday, January 11. The first order of business was partially undoing a precinct change[Read More…]
First Day Candidate Filings for County Offices
Filing for offices of County Commission, Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, Board of Education, and Conservation District Supervisor commenced on Monday, January 10th at the Putnam[Read More…]
Hurricane Council Honors Mid-Valley Conference Football Champions
At its monthly meeting on Monday, January 3, the Hurricane City Council honored the Hurricane Middle School Football Team. The team won all eight games[Read More…]
Kathie Hess Crouse to Represent 13th Delegate District
Kathie Hess Crouse of Buffalo will represent the 13th Delegate District when the State Legislature convenes in January 2022. On Wednesday, November 24, Gov. Justice[Read More…]
Elected Officials Celebrate U.S. Route 35 Completion
Gov. Jim Justice, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, and U.S. Congresswoman Carol Miller joined with leaders in the Federal Highway Administration[Read More…]
Grand Jury Returns 44 Indictments
Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney, Mark A. Sorsaia, reports that indictments were returned by the November 2021 Term Putnam County Grand Jury alleging forty-four persons committed[Read More…]
Redistricting to Change Voting Location for Some
When election day rolls around next year, most Putnam voters will continue to vote in the same precinct and at the same location as in[Read More…]
State Senate District Lines Remain Same in Putnam County
Putnam residents will continue to vote in the 4th and 8th Senatorial Districts. Precincts south of the Kanawha River will continue to vote in the[Read More…]
New Delegate District Lines Established
The day in which Putnam voters were grouped with those of Kanawha, Logan, Lincoln, Mason and Jackson Counties for the purpose of electing members to[Read More…]