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Obituaries

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

JACOB DWAYNE BALL, 16, of Hurricane, WV, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012. He was a student at Hurricane High School. Funeral service will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at the Reger Funeral Chapel Huntington, W.Va. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until time of the service at Reger Funeral Home.

PUTNAM WEATHER FORECAST

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

The weekend is going to start out with some wintry conditions as Saturday will be cloudy with snow showers. One to two inches of snow is expected with a high temperature of 30 degrees.

Habitat to step up building in Putnam

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

HURRICANE -- Ten homes in four years: That's the goal set by Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam, which has announced that it will refocus its efforts in Putnam County.

Church news in brief

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

CROSS LANES -- Cross Lanes United Church is issuing a call for vendors for its Indoor Garage Sale-A-Rama, 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 10.

Culloden man gets 2 years for drug conspiracy

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

HUNTINGTON -- A Culloden man was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for his role in a conspiracy to bring prescription narcotics to West Virginia.

Shamblin of Nitro selected as female Cager of the Week

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

Teays Physical Therapy Center Inc. and the Putnam Herald are pleased to present this week's Cager of the Week to Savannah Shamblin of Nitro High School.

Bill Ellis: Bob Beaver was a legend at Hurricane High 64 years ago

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

Bob Beaver was the president of the senior class at Hurricane High School 64 years ago. He was also just about everything else in that class.

Derek Coleman: U.S. newspapers seemingly more balanced than in England

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

This week, I am still in England, where we are suffering our first real cold spell of the winter with icy winds coming in from northern Europe. The weather is a subject that seems to crop up frequently here, not only in conversation but also in the media. Whenever two English people meet, you can more or less guarantee that one of them will make some comment about it in the first few minutes. I think this is because English weather is so very changeable.

Winfield mayor fires police chief, cites personnel issues

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

CHARLESTON -- Winfield Mayor Randy Barrett said he fired Police Chief Harrison Lucas after longstanding personnel issues came to a head.

Hurricane center accepting patients

2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00

HUNTINGTON -- The Putnam County location of the Cabell Huntington Hospital Sleep Disorders Center was recently recognized as a fully accredited center by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, according to a prepared release from the hospital.