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At age 78, Miss Gay has thrown caution to the wind. She tried her very first Pop Tart last week òòò½ÊÓƵ” and loved it. òòò½ÊÓƵœI ate the whole thing!òòò½ÊÓƵ she exclaimed.

Another òòò½ÊÓƵœwarm wedgeòòò½ÊÓƵ arrives for your Thursday! We simply cannot catch a break from all the heavy rain and flooding concerns, and itòòò½ÊÓƵ™s a direct result of constant low-pressure systems passing by Putnam County.

Unlike some, I love winter and playing on snow in one form or another. With that said, I have been snowboarding for the last 27 years and this year decided for health reasons to switch back to skiing.

The Lady Generals (10-9 overall, 2-5 Cardinal Conference) topped Cabell Midland (9-10 overall, 4-2 region) by a score of 56-44 in girls high school basketball action on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at Winfield High School. The Generals went on to top Chapmanville 44-40 on the road on Feb. 5, then f…

The days between the groundhog and Cupid bring out the best in Putnam County smiles as ballgames, Valentineòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Day parties and scouting races keep everyone busy.

Boy Scout Troop 236 hosts its Pinewood Derby competition on Saturday morning, Feb. 8, 2025, at Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church in Hurricane.

HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Marshall Universityòòò½ÊÓƵ™s John Deaver Drinko Academy for American Political Institutions and Civic Culture has announced its July and December 2024 classes of National Society of ACTA Scholars.

Senior center to host Valentineòòò½ÊÓƵ™s event

While parts of Putnam County are still cleaning up from last weekòòò½ÊÓƵ™s flooding rains, more is in the forecast for Thursday and this weekend.

WINFIELD òòò½ÊÓƵ” Travis Tarr made free-throw shooting a point of emphasis, and on Friday, that work paid off with Winfield knocking down all but one of its foul shots, helping the Generals to come away with a 63-60 prep boys basketball win over visiting Chapmanville.

The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) has launched a new òòò½ÊÓƵœChildcare West Virginia: Building the Business that Supports Businessòòò½ÊÓƵ initiative. This project is funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission and is in partnership with the West Virginia Workforce Resiliency…

rench Creek Freddie, West Virginiaòòò½ÊÓƵ™s weather-predicting groundhog, forecast an early spring on Sunday. But even before that, people of Putnam County were all smiles, as thereòòò½ÊÓƵ™s so much to do year-round.

Mother Nature provided a bit of mercy òòò½ÊÓƵ” in the form of sunshine òòò½ÊÓƵ” on an otherwise chilly day for the 2025 Polar Plunge in Hurricane City Park on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Dubbed òòò½ÊÓƵ˜Freezinòòò½ÊÓƵ™ for a Reason,òòò½ÊÓƵ™ the annual event challenges folks to jump into a pool outdoors in February to raise money f…

On Saturday morning, Feb. 1, 2025, the annual Sweetheart Market crafts show brings lots of gift ideas and plenty of yummy food to the Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene.

Iòòò½ÊÓƵ™m starting to write this article on the day the Chinese New Year begins. That date of this celebration varies of course, because the Chinese calendar follows the lunar cycle, as do the calendars in several other eastern countries. Here, in the western part of the world, we all tend to foll…

A mid-week soaker is closing in here in Putnam County! After a few showers made their way through on Wednesday, we are waking up within the òòò½ÊÓƵœwarm sectoròòò½ÊÓƵ of our next approaching storm system.

Steve has been going through chemo. Again. He was at church last week. òòò½ÊÓƵœHow are you doing?òòò½ÊÓƵ I asked, knowing it had been a long road. With a half laugh he answered, òòò½ÊÓƵœWell, Iòòò½ÊÓƵ™m dying.òòò½ÊÓƵ

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I have to admit that I have made a few trips around the sun, and when I was growing up, to catch up on the latest sports, the morning newspaperòòò½ÊÓƵ™s sports section or the evening local newscast was where I got my information fix.

Two basketball games bring out a million Putnam County smiles over the winter weekend.

At 7:24 a.m. two Sundays ago, my BBF, Best Beloved Friend, who lives far from me in a mountainous region of the United States, texted pictures of her snow-covered vehicle with the message: òòò½ÊÓƵœHere we go again.òòò½ÊÓƵ

The motion detector kept going off in the middle of the night. Who or what would be in the backyard in the pitch dark? My beloved went to the back door but couldnòòò½ÊÓƵ™t see anything. He returned to bed.

CHARLESTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.

NITRO, W.Va. òòò½ÊÓƵ” Toyota Motors Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc. presented 2025 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Seth Skiles with the keys to a 2025 Toyota RAV4 during an assembly at Rock Branch Elementary School on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

He was a rich man without a lick of sense, which caused his wife to shine. How so? Abigail found herself forced into the role of making up for her husband Nabalòòò½ÊÓƵ™s error in judgment òòò½ÊÓƵ” actually, his nearly deadly mistake.

Our dog, Dixie, digs into our couch almost every day. She roots around pushing her nose into the crevices as far as she possibly can, persistently sniffing and scratching at the material. Dixie is positive there is a hidden treasure beneath the cushions. I assure her often nothing is in ther…

Local thespians perform a matinee of the classic òòò½ÊÓƵ˜Little Womenòòò½ÊÓƵ™ for family and friends on Friday morning, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Alban Arts Theater in St. Albans.

Cold weather smiles as winter slams through Putnam County, unable to stop the kids from enjoying basketball and cheer competitions.

HURRICANE òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Putnam County Development Authority is asking local companies to fill out a form if they are able and willing to work for contractors building new housing developments in the Hurricane and Fraziers Bottom areas.

While we canòòò½ÊÓƵ™t put winter behind us just yet, we can finally say goodbye to the brutally cold arctic air mass that has hovered over the region the past few days! A new ridge of high pressure has pushed the polar jet stream back where it belongs into Canada.

A variety of 5K, 10K and other running and walking events are on the calendar now through March around the Kanawha Valley, and a few of them are presented here for your consideration and stay fit and active into the new year.

It happened while she was on the phone with customer service. Maryòòò½ÊÓƵ™s cat suddenly ran and hid under her bed, while her little dog jumped beside her, licking her face and demanding attention.

It was pitch dark. Darker than usual. Something was different. And there was a nip in the air. Chillier than usual. Thatòòò½ÊÓƵ™s when we realized the power was off.

For the past combined 60 years, the two of us have embarked on a project that is still ongoing today. Our premise was simple. Our mission was to improve neighborhoods through various methods, grants and resources. The most prolific measure that changed thousands of lives is housing workcamps…

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