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Personal Property Assessment Forms need to be in by November 1st for next year. If we do not receive a form, penalties and interest are added to a supplemental ticket. You can go online at http://putnamcoassessor.com/f orms.shtml or call our office at 304-586-0206. Also, Business Personal Property Forms are to be in by September 1st. If your company did not receive a form, the same process as above applies. Our office will arbitrarily assess your company if a form is not reUPDATE ON PAGE 4
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Skills, Friends and Fun for Life By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
WINFIELD - Putnam County and 4-H go together like Winfield and the courthouse. It's a perfect recipe. Before its development, the county was rooted in farming and agriculture. Parts of it still are. The traditional work ethics learned in farming still reign throughout the area's 4-H programs. More than farming - it's life skills, explained Beth Baldwin, the 4-H and Youth Development agent for Putnam County. "We're focused on positive youth development," she said. "It's not about the number we have - it's about the quality they receive - I just want to make sure they're successful and active citizens." Baldwin has been involved
Selfless service - Youth work to complete the beatification of Hometown Park. Courtesy photo with 4-H since she was in elementary school. "I remember in 3rd grade it
was the thing to do and I've been hooked ever since," she said. Although a school education is
priceless, the instructors in the SEE SKILLS ON PAGE 9
Winfield is Back-to-School: Drive Cautiously By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
WINFIELD - It’s back to school for area students and with this, safety is the top priority for students, drivers and police officers. In early fall, the typically calmW. Va. 817 transforms into a busy route for school busses, students and teachers. Add another factor into the equation: school construction. More traffic means more caution, said Winfield Police Chief John Perrine. “The traffic bottleneck experienced by motorists, driving during high volume traffic, peaks at the beginning and end of the school day, and is one aspect of a larger
Safety is key - School started in Putnam County Thursday. With the increase in traffic, town officials in Winfield are warning drivers to use caution on areas like W. Va. 817. Photo by Justin Waybright set of problems related to overcrowding, construction projects,
infrastructure and street layouts on or nearWinfield school proper-
ties,” said Perrine. “The first couple days are historically more problematic than the rest.” During recent weeks, Mayor Randy Barrett, council members and the police department have worked with Putnam Board of Education members to help ensure back-to-school traffic runs smoothly and safely. "The most obvious cause of traffic congestion around schools is vehicles, and the biggest source of those vehicles is parents dropping off and picking up their children from school - I would like to encourage parents that have the availability of home-to-school bus transportation to take advantage of that program,” said Barrett. “If SCHOOL ON PAGE 4
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