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Library hosts Halloween Read AloudThe Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1030_read2009-10-30T00:00:06-04:00
<p>TEAYS VALLEY -- Little ghouls and goblins got quite a treat on Monday at the main branch of the Putnam County Library. </p>
Gallery: Putnam in pictures2009/The Herald-Dispatchurn:uuid:9ae44e35-cbbe-463d-8834-703424c976ab2009-11-06T16:15:37-05:00
<p>From masquerading students to football in the rain, here's your week in pictures, Putnam County!</p>
Well-known coaches involved in Putnam crashCURTIS JOHNSONurn:uuid:18b34a30-ad7b-41ec-b304-6276963b407d2009-11-06T13:13:30-05:00
<p>WINFIELD, W.Va. — Two well-known high school coaches were involved in a serious vehicle accident Friday morning.</p>
Church news The Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1106_church+news2009-11-06T00:27:23-05:00
<p>NITRO -- The Rock Branch Independent Church, located at 133 Cross Lanes Drive in Nitro, will be host a special Veteran's Day Program beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8.</p>
Winfield High School boys soccer wraps up seasonBILL RHEINLANDERhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1106_Winfield+soccer2009-11-06T00:15:44-05:00
<p>WINFIELD -- With the conclusion of the 2009 season, the Winfield boys soccer team can look back with pride and forward with anticipation. </p>
Obituaries The Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1106_obits2009-11-06T00:29:39-05:00
<p>Ms. YVONNE A. HAMILTON, 46, of Culloden, passed away Oct. 28, 2009, in CAMC General Division. Yvonne was a cat lover and an artist. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Leslie and Mae Wolfe; and grandmother, Ailene Hamilton. She is survived by her parents, Jennings and Shirley Wolfe Hamilton of Hurricane; son, David Paul Hamilton, student at Marshall University majoring in music; three nieces, Jennifer, Kelly and Leslie; nephew, Michael; brother, Anthony "Tony" and wife Kathy Hamilton of Chambersburg, Pa.; and a host of other family and friends. A tribute to the life of Ms. Yvonne A. Hamilton was Saturday, Oct. 31, at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lyle McMicken officiating. Burial in Valley View Cemetery, Hurricane. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting <a href="http://www.hardingfamilygroup.com">www.hardingfamilygroup.com</a>. Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, 147 Main St., Poca, WV, is serving the Hamilton family.</p>
Annual W.Va. Democratic Party award winners announcedThe Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1106_WVDems2009-11-06T00:15:44-05:00
<p>CHARLESTON -- Karen Coria, of Putnam County, was inducted into the WV Democrat Hall of Fame during the WV Democratic Party's 2009 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner held in Charleston on Oct. 31. </p>
School menusThe Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1106_menu2009-11-06T00:15:44-05:00
<p>MONDAY: breakfast, scrambled egg biscuit, orange slices; lunch, chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, steamed vegetable medley </p>
Animal shelter fundraising event returns in FebruaryThe Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1106_furball2009-11-06T00:15:44-05:00
<p>HURRICANE -- Break out the lint roller and clean the pet hair off your tuxedo -- plans are underway for the 2010 Fur Ball. </p>
Drug Summit brings county groups together for common goodThe Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1106_drugsummit2009-11-06T00:15:44-05:00
<p>WINFIELD -- Groups and individuals from Putnam County came together this month to help make Putnam County an even better place to live, work and raise a family. </p>
Putnam County Rotary 'tying the knot' for military support groupThe Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_putnamnews/2009+1106_rotary2009-11-06T00:15:44-05:00
<p>POCA -- Putnam County Rotarians will offer financial and physical support for 200 troops in Iraq at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Wellington's in Poca. </p>