CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed a Hurricane attorney to replace retired longtime Putnam Circuit Judge O.C. Spaulding until the November election. J. Robert Leslie, 46, is also the Democratic candidate for judge in this fall's election.

Joe Reckard of The Greenhouse of Teays Valley prepares grilled romaine lettuce at the second annual Taste of Putnam event Sunday afternoon at Valley Park in Hurricane. Reckard's salad won the first place award for best specialty food, as judged by Daily ...

WINFIELD -- Putnam County Schools nurse Melanie Kearns has been invited to share her educational program to raise awareness about meningitis at the 2012 National Association of School Nurses Conference in San Francisco this summer. Kearns works ...

UPDATE 5/22/12 @ 10:20 a.m. PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Residents in Putnam County could soon pay more for fire service protection. During Tuesday's meeting, the county's Fire Service Board asked the commission to approve a 50-percent ...

BETHANY — If you plotted Rocky Martin's career path on a graph, the line would be about as straight as the ‘W' on the side of Putnam City West's football helmets. From high school to college to middle school and back to high school, Martin is now ...

In the most recent edition of the Putnam Lifetime Income Score SM research report, a survey of nearly 4,000 working Americans to help determine current levels of retirement preparedness, Putnam Investments research indicates that a critical ...

"Route 34 has a truck with a cracked block ... that's running on a hope and a prayer," Andes said. Winfield's fire chief Kevin Watson said new tires for a fire truck costs about $2,700 per tire, and station's are mandated to replace them every 10 years.

Recently Ken Eitel, current president of the Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County board, recalled the origins of the organization. "In 1977, a few persons with determination and dedication founded the Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam ...

Marquette’s Patrick Killelea (center, sunglasses) is greeted as he returns to the dugout after he started a triple play during Saturday’s Class 1A Marquette Regional championship. Marquette coach Todd Hopkins (No. 4) talks to Putnam County ace Josh ...

Members of the Putnam County Fire Service Board today proposed a 50 percent increase to the county's fire service fee. During a meeting this morning, board members proposed a 50 percent increase that would generate an additional $500,000 per ...