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<title>Taped teachers: Putnam parents pleased with suspensions</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va.--   The Tuesday suspension of a Putnam County kindergarten teacher and an aide in connection with secret recordings where they are allegedly heard yelling at students, is a step in the right direction, but months late, the mother of o...]]></description>
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<title>Woman sues DHHR for unpaid child support </title>
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<title>Misplaced street sign delayed ambulance, lawsuit says</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- The developer of a Hurricane subdivision has sued the Putnam County Commission, the latest turn in a fight over a misplaced street sign that allegedly caused an ambulance driver to get lost while responding to a seriously injured 3-year-...]]></description>
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<title>Long road ahead on Nitro health jurisdiction debate </title>
<description><![CDATA[      CHARLESTON, W.Va. --  Members of Nitros City Council and the Putnam County Health Board met for the first time Tuesday evening to discuss a proposed agreement to put Nitro under Putnam Countys jurisdiction, but officials are far from making a decisio...]]></description>
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:55:47 -0400
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<title>Putnam development Web site draws global interest</title>
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<title>Former Putnam sheriff fined for DUI </title>
<description><![CDATA[    WINFIELD -- The former sheriff of Putnam County has been fined $100 for a November 2008 DUI arrest.   Stan Farley, 66, entered a plea agreement of no contest on Sept. 25, and was fined $100 in addition to $234 for court costs by Putnam County Magistrat...]]></description>
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<title>Nitro, Putnam health officials discuss jurisdiction</title>
<description><![CDATA[    TEAYS VALLEY, W.Va. -- A proposed agreement to put the city of Nitro under the jurisdiction of the Putnam County Health Department is still on the table after a Tuesday night meeting between city and county officials.   Members of the Putnam County Hea...]]></description>
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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:11:44 -0400
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<title>Metro Putnam reporter dies at home</title>
<description><![CDATA[By Robert Saunders Metro staff writerCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Shelby Young, veteran newspaperman and Gazette-Mail Metro Putnam reporter for Charleston Newspapers for the last four years, died at his home on Thursday. He was 63.While battling an infection and i...]]></description>
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:36:30 -0400
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<title>Pumpkins selling fast at Putnam farm</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The pumpkins are going fast in Putnam County. Of the countys two farms that offer customers the chance to pick their own pumpkin, one has completely sold out and the other is running on a limited supply. Bob Gritt of <a href="http://gr...]]></description>
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:01:34 -0400
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<title>Man arrested for conduct at sons football practice granted limited visitation</title>
<description><![CDATA[    WINFIELD, W.Va. - A Putnam County man arrested for holding one of his sons upside-down by the ankle and pushing another son to the ground at their Little League football practice was granted limited visitation rights Tuesday. Putnam County Magistrate K...]]></description>
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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:23:11 -0400
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<title>St. Marys to expand into Putnam County </title>
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<title>Development slows in Putnam, but unemployment rate remains low </title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- While loading groceries into the back of her car at the WalMart in Hurricane, a woman who declined to give her name, couldnt keep the frustration out of her voice when asked about the current job market. <br />Her husband, an employee wi...]]></description>
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<title>Putnam commissioners reject elections proposal </title>
<description><![CDATA[     WINFIELD. W.Va. -- Putnam County commissioners rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have prohibited county employees from running for elected county office.   County attorney Jennifer Scragg proposed commissioners add the policy to the county Person...]]></description>
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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:59:27 -0400
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<title>Putnam residents putting for pets</title>
<description><![CDATA[For information, about Mondays scramble, call Sleepy Hollow Golf Club at 304-757-9416.HURRICANE, W.Va. - On Monday, Putnam County residents will have 18 holes to putt for their pets. The county animal shelter will host its first annual Putts for Mutts and ...]]></description>
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Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:32:12 -0400
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<title>Bail lowered for one of four charged in robbery-beating of Hurricane man</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD. W.Va. -- A Putnam judge lowered the bail Wednesday for a man arrested in connection to the robbery and beating of a Hurricane man.   Circuit Court Judge O.C. Spaulding approved a motion to lower Justin Paxsons bail from $75,000 to $10,000.   Paxs...]]></description>
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<title>Arrest made in Rock Branch stabbing </title>
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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:32:40 -0400
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<title>Jury denies Putnam firing suit </title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- After a two-day trial, a Putnam County jury ruled this week against a former Hurricane city employee who said he was wrongfully terminated because of his  &quot;whistleblower&quot; status.   The jury denied Raymond D. Peaks civil lawsuit...]]></description>
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Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:50:17 -0400
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<title>3 of 4 arrested in robbery, beating appear for pretrial hearing</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Three people arrested in connection to <a href="http://www.wvgazette.com/News/Putnam/200909170306" target="_blank">the robbery and beating of a man in Hurricane</a> appeared in Putnam County Magistrate Court this week for their pretrial ...]]></description>
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Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:33:09 -0400
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<title>Ex-coach found at motel with student to appear in court </title>
<description><![CDATA[                                NITRO, W.Va. --  The former volleyball coach at Poca High School has been summoned to appear in Nitro Municipal Court for allegedly contributing to the delinquency of a minor, after he was discovered in a motel room with a f...]]></description>
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Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:53:53 -0400
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<title>Putnam OKs Manila Ridge water extension contract</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Putnam County commissioners approved a contract with <a href="http://www.terradon.com/" target="_blank">Terradon Corp.</a> Tuesday to plan and zone a waterline extension project in Manila Ridge.   The $194,000 contract with the Nitro fir...]]></description>
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<title>4 arrested after Putnam County beating, robbery </title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Four people, including two children of Hurricanes fire chief, have been arrested for allegedly beating and robbing a man and leaving him on the side of the road. Christina Mae Stover, 19; Robert Franklin Stover Jr., 23; Roland Leonard Ta...]]></description>
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Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:07:02 -0400
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<title>Putnam health department says no incentive for Nitro merger</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Theres no incentive for the Putnam County Health Department to agree to a <a href="http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200909150377" target="_blank">proposed merger with the city of Nitro</a>, county officials said. &quot;At this point, I do...]]></description>
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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:04:41 -0400
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<title>Man arrested for conduct at sons football practice has Internet notoriety</title>
<description><![CDATA[        WINFIELD, W.Va. -- The Putnam County man arrested for mistreating his 6-year-old sons at their football practice last month has a cult following on the Internet for his sports-related YouTube videos, and has posted a defense of himself on a nationa...]]></description>
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<title>Hearing postponed for Putnam football father</title>
<description><![CDATA[        WINFIELD, W.Va. -- A pre-hearing trial for a man accused of holding his 6-year-old son upside down by the ankle during the boys football practice has been pushed back until October. Troy P. Sexton, 36, of Hurricane was arrested Aug. 6 at Winfield E...]]></description>
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<title>Developers engineer named to Putnam planning board </title>
<description><![CDATA[  Putnam County commissioners appointed a local engineer to the county Planning Commission on Tuesday, after an ethics inquiry into whether the appointment was a conflict of interest. Commissioners unanimously approved Jimmy Calhouns placement on the plann...]]></description>
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Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:52:24 -0400
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<title>Four face meth-lab charges in Putnam County</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Four people were arrested after police discovered a methamphetamine lab at a residence in Winfield Saturday night.  Around 6 p.m. on Saturday, State Police troopers responded to a tip about a possible meth lab on Winfield Road in Putnam ...]]></description>
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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:51:28 -0400
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<title>Construction from Putnam County school bond may begin by May</title>
<description><![CDATA[    <strong>Putnam County school projects</strong>   <li>Among the projects provided for in the school bond approved Saturday by Putnam County voters:</li>     <li>Buffalo High School will get a new 88,000-square-foot building with a new auxiliary gym for ...]]></description>
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<title>Putnam voters approve school bond</title>
<description><![CDATA[        WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Putnam County residents Saturday approved the countys largest-ever school bond and its first in 33 years.County residents turned out in force to approve the $57 million school-bond plan, with 32 precincts voting yes and 16 agains...]]></description>
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Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>Putnam Circuit Judge discusses new path for court system</title>
<description><![CDATA[        WINFIELD, W.Va. -- When Putnam County Circuit Court Judge Philip Stowers took office less than a year ago, he had a to-do list of what he wanted to accomplish.   Now eight months in, Stowers has been steadily checking off items on that list, includ...]]></description>
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Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:36:12 -0400
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<title>Putnam commissioners look for planning replacement</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Putnam County commissioners interviewed two applicants Tuesday to replace a member of the county Planning Commission who resigned earlier this month over a decision to rezone a golf course on U.S. 35 for commercial development.   One of ...]]></description>
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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:15:17 -0400
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<title>Early voting on Putnam school bond ends today</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Nearly 2,000 Putnam County residents have already cast their vote on the countys $57 million school bond proposal.  Today is the last day for residents to vote early. Residents can cast their votes between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the second...]]></description>
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<title>Insanity plea fails to sway judge in John Amos bomb threat case</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- A Kentucky man argued Thursday that drug addiction, depression and marital problems contributed to his temporary &quot;insanity&quot; when he placed a bomb threat in a bathroom at the John Amos Power Plant so he could leave work early. B...]]></description>
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<title>Putnam official resigns over U.S. 35 rezoning</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A member of the Putnam County Planning Commission has resigned over a decision by county commissioners to rezone a golf course along the new U.S. 35 for commercial development.   C.P. Farley, an 11-year member of the planning commissio...]]></description>
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<title>Man arrested for holding son upside down by ankle</title>
<description><![CDATA[    WINFIELD, W.Va. -- A Hurricane man was arrested last week for holding his 6-year-old son upside down by his ankle during the boys football practice.   Troy P. Sexton, 36, was arrested at Winfield Elementary School on Thursday. Sexton allegedly &quot;pi...]]></description>
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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:12:53 -0400
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<title>Putnam opens door for commercial development on U.S. 35</title>
<description><![CDATA[WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Putnam County commissioners approved a request to rezone a golf course on the new U.S. 35 for commercial development, even though the countys planning commission said it was a bad and potentially unsafe idea.  &quot;The unemployment rate...]]></description>
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