Eleanor News

Helvetia, is a small Swiss-German town in Randolph County. Like any good Swiss-German town, it has a fabulous restaurant.

A trail of quilt designs painted on barns along byways of Mason County and areas in a number of other states has won approval to wind its way into Putnam County.

The Putnam County bookmobile came to town only a couple times a month when Leah Higginbotham was a child in Buffalo.

The state Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council approved a $3 million loan for Diamond Electric Manufacturing Corp.

The Web site for the Putnam County Development Authority has been getting up to 48,000 hits a month, many from international locations.

The Putnam County Parks and Recreation Commission is giving a 25 percent discount on 2010 passes to Waves of Fun in Hurricane and Putnam County Park Pool in Eleanor.

Putnam County Parks and Recreation will host "Nightmares," a Halloween event held from 7 to 11 p.m. nightly on Friday, Saturday, Oct.

An automotive supplier in Eleanor is getting an economic boost. Diamond Electric Manufacturing won a contract with Ford Motor Company and what they will be producing could end up in a vehicle you might drive in the future.

ELEANOR, W.Va. -- Diamond Electric Manufacturing Corp. plans to invest $6 million in its Eleanor ignition coil plant after winning a contract with Ford Motor Co.

Kanawha Trail Club will sponsor a hike at 1:30 p.m. in Spring Hill Cemetery. Carpool from Ohio and Randolph streets.

Sun sparkles on rows of bright orange balls on a crisp fall day. The Pumpkin Patch is a magical spot where kids of all ages may pick their own for pies or jack-o-lanterns. Once you've visited the patch at Gritt's Farms in Putnam County, a trip to the grocery for a pumpkin will never be the same.

The Exxon at Eleanor was robbed shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday when the robber got away with somewhere between $300 and $400, authorities said today.

A celebration of the 20th anniversary of the FamilyCare Health Center is tentatively scheduled for next month - a little late.

Health care reform is the buzz word across the country, and many are fearful of it.

Canada geese can be hunted through Sept. 19. Bag limit is five geese a day. Mourning doves may be hunted through Oct.

Sept. 7, 2009 FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Riding the Line in Arthurdale By Christopher Worth The Packard rumbles down a dirt road on the way to what the car's occupant likes to refer to as "The Grand Experiment." It's a self-sustaining village in the middle of rural Appalachia, founded in the state of West Virginia, and as Eleanor Roosevelt sits ...

Kanawha Trail Club will sponsor a hike at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Putnam County Park at Eleanor.

Property tax rates vary across Putnam County. For example, on a $100,000 house in Eleanor, the bond would take the tax on that home to about $922. "The same tax on that house currently is 822.72, a difference of 100.20, and a monthly basis that's 8.35 increase a taxpayer would see," says Bill Duncan, Treasurer of Putnam County Schools.

As students received free backpacks, notebooks, pencil boxes and plastic envelopes at a Putnam County "Back to School Blast," their parents were asked about the ongoing vote on a bond proposal to improve the school system.

Putnam County produce lovers mark your calendars. Every Thursday from 3:30 to 7 p.m., you have a date with freshly picked seasonal vegetables and fruits at the newly formed Putnam County Farmers Market at the Wave Park in Hurricane.