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Putnam student named runner of the year
HURRICANE -- Hurricane High School senior cross-country runner Alex Dent has been awarded the Gatorade West Virginia Girls Cross County Runner of the Year award for 2009-2010.
LEVY: If you are a resident of Hurricane, you have the opportunity to vote on the Excess Levy. The passing of the Excess Levy will result in a small raise in taxes that will help pay for streets and police. Early ballots may be cast weekdays at the Municipal Building until Feb. 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Official voting will be 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 6, also in the Municipal Building.
2010 Vancouver Olympics
Check out this site for more information about the athletes and sports of the Winter Games.
Nominate 2009's top citizens
Click here to view past winners and to find out how to nominate someone for the awards.
How you can help Haiti
National and local organizations are raising funds to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
MU Back to School
Whether you are an incoming freshman or a veteran at Marshall, there are a few things you should know about the upcoming weeks. Check here for more.
Marshall Plane Crash
Check here to find original stories, photo galleries, victim information and coverage of the filming of the 2006 movie "We Are Marshall."
100 Years of History
A look back at 100 years of Tri-State history through The Herald-Dispatch. Ten of the biggest stories of the last 100 years in our area, as voted on by readers, plus hundreds of photos.
Purchase a photo reprint
Our professional photographers are always out and about in the Tri-State. If you know of an image you would like to purchase, click here to fill out the form.
Bride Guide 2010
Need advice on planning your upcoming nuptials? Check out the Bride Guide, which includes a rich list of possible wedding reception sites, sorted by seating limits.
Tri-State Visitors' Guide
Check out great shopping, dining, lodging and other entertainment opportunities in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Tri-State's Most Wanted
The Herald-Dispatch's “Tri-State’s Most Wanted” list has featured several fugitives since June 2006, many of whom have been captured.
Send us your youth sports photos
Send a photo of your favorite Little Leaguer or cheerleader for our youth sports photo galleries.
Send us your pet photos
If they're furry, feathered or slimy, send us photos of your pets to display in our online galleries.
Birthdays and Babies
Want to announce a birth or wish a friend happy birthday? Click here to view galleries and fill out the form.
More Putnam News
HURRICANE -- Sometimes, your destiny whispers to you. Sometimes, you feel it beckoning on the wind.
CHARLESTON -- A nationwide effort has been made in the past few years to document the stories of U.S. soldiers who served in World War II before members of the "Greatest Generation" slip away.
HURRICANE -- Mayor Scott Edwards said at Monday's regular City Council meeting that he has received an unofficial resignation from Councilwoman Patty Hager.
CHARLESTON -- Twenty- and thirty-somethings who still enjoy an evening on the town now and then probably aren't spending too much time thinking about Alzheimer's disease.
KERMIT GUTHRIE, 74, of Hurricane, husband of Linda Maynard Guthrie, died Wednesday, Jan. 27. He retired from Carpenters Local #128. Graveside service was Saturday, Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane. Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, was in charge of arrangements.
Totten of Calvary, Smith of Winfield are Cagers of the Week
Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc. and the Putnam Herald are pleased to present this week's "Cagers of the Week" awards to Cody Totten from Calvary Baptist Academy and Jade Smith from Winfield High School.
The second regular session of the 79th Legislative is in its 21st day of session. Remarkably, the Legislature has already addressed the issue of the 180-day school calendar. The bill that the governor will sign into law tomorrow is a creative compromise between those who wanted to add five minutes to each teaching day, thereby meeting an aggregate amount of instructional time per year, and those that wanted to extend the beginning and ending days of the school calender.
In the "Wizard of Oz," Dorothy says "There's no place like home," and she was right. But where is home?
Bill Ellis: A birthday celebration can last longer than a day
For 365 days, I looked forward to Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. As far back as I can remember, I always looked forward to the next birthday. That is what I am doing now -- looking ahead 354 days to another birthday.
HURRICANE -- Early voting is under way in Hurricane for the renewal of a 63-year-old levy that provides about $338,000 annually for the city police and street departments.
Randolph Engineering is a multi-disciplined, full-service consulting engineering firm headquartered in Teays Valley. The company recently celebrated 34 years of providing innovative engineering solutions to a variety of clients ranging from municipalities and government agencies to private land developers.
Hurricane loses to St. Albans 59-42
HURRICANE -- If you don't finish plays, it's hard to finish (and win) basketball games.
America's Middle Eastern conflict has once again fathered a sincere attempt to portray American soldiers at work, and like last year's "Brothers," first-time director Oren Moverman's "The Messenger" shows a non-combat scenario that is not your traditional military fare.
SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. -- Winfield girls and Hurricane boys were team overall champions of the Putnam County Swimming Championship meet at Tri-County YMCA.
Hometown students learn civics lesson
HOMETOWN -- If experience is the greatest asset when looking for employment, some Hometown Elementary students are on their way to becoming gainfully employed. How about running a bank, operating a post office and managing a stationery store for grade school students?
MILTON -- A Poca Police officer who has been named the new chief of the Milton Police Deparment said he intends to continue in his part-time Putnam County post even as he works full-time in his new position.
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- Men and women who wish to learn more about the emerging trend of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy are invited to attend an informational seminar at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Loop Pharmacy & Home Medical's corporate headquarters, at 91 Olde Main Plaza in St. Albans.
HURRICANE, W.Va. -- West Teays Elementary School has learned that, even though it might not be easy being green, it can, in fact, be profitable.
CHARLESTON -- Del. Patti Eagloski Schoen has announce that she will not seek re-election to her seat in the 14th District in the House of Delegates in 2010.
WINFIELD -- Winfield United Methodist Youth Present their Fifth Annual Dinner Theater on Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7.
