Putnam County News

One person is dead after being hit by a tractor trailer in Putnam County. It happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 4100 block of First Street in Nitro.

Putnam County's Link Crew program is getting national attention. Next month, Winfield High School teachers Allison Allbritton and Jon Hemmelgarn will present their school's link crew model at the Blue Ribbon Schools National Conference in Florida.

Some Putnam County residents got an early jump on their Thanksgiving Dinner. The 15th Annual Putnam County Thanksgiving Dinner was held in Poca today.

A woman was killed when she was struck by a tractor-trailer in Nitro, emergency dispatchers said.

A man was hit and killed by a CSX train in Putnam County early Tuesday afternoon.

Liberty National Insurance Company in Teays Valley is looking to hire more customer service, management and sales positions.

A possible hazmat situation has been reported in Putnam County. Emergency crews were called to the banks of the Kanawha River in Poca Sunday afternoon after a barrel containing a suspicious substance was discovered.

A Red House man was indicted this week in the shooting death of a woman in her home and the attempted murder of her fianc.

Four suspects have been indicted by a Putnam County Grand Jury for their role in the assault and robbery of a man in September.

An H1N1 vaccine clinic will be held in Putnam County Friday, Nov. 13. Vaccines will be available to pregnant women, heath care personnel, adults who care for children, people who are between 19 and 24 years old and people who are between 24 and 64 are high risk.

This property on Harmons Branch Road in Poca is at the center of a criminal case against Winfield attorney Patrick Anderson.

West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin will enter an order Nov.

A Putnam County man was sentenced Monday in federal court to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

The 15th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for all of Putnam County has been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov.

The Putnam County Courthouse will be the first county location to participate in the Quilt Trail program that is extending into the area.

Putnam County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who escaped from police custody over the weekend.

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

A man accused of killing another man in a Jackson Street apartment in January pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter.

The Putnam County Democrat Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the old courthouse at Winfield.

Posted Wednesday, November 4, 2009 ; 10:10 AM View Comments Post Comment Updated Wednesday, November 4, 2009 ; 10:17 AM School leaders will not discuss the circumstances surrounding the suspensions.