Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Putnam County to have dedicated truancy probation officer
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Annual Taste of Putnam set for May 20 atValley Park By Jack Bailey jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com
WINFIELD -- Anti-truancy measures in Putnam County will soon be a lot more personal. Next year, the county will have a dedicated probation officer handling only truancy cases. Although the county will be funding the salary, the officer will be backed the full power of the court to enforce court orders. "This is probably one of the greatest steps taken to prevent truancy ever in the history of (Putnam) county," said Twenty
HURRICANE – The second annual Taste of Putnam will take place on Sunday, May 20, from noon to 5 p.m. at Valley Park in Hurricane. The event is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and will feature 15 area restaurants and chefs, according to Michael Henshall of the Kiwanis Club. “The Taste of Putnam will be a unique addition to the list of community events for the residents of Putnam County,” Henshall said. “The area has some very fine restaurants and talented chefs and this is an opportunity for Putnam County
SEE TRUANCY ON PAGE 5
SEE TASTE ON PAGE 14
By David Payne Sr. davidpayne@theputnamstandard.com
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While food is the central focus of the Taste of Putnam, a variety of activities will also be available for children. Photo courtesy of Putnam Kiwanis
Hurricane, Buffalo High Schools named Clean-Up Day helps residents dispose of unwanted items among the best in WV by U.S. News By Jack Bailey
By David Payne Sr.
jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com
davidpayne@theputnamstandard.com
HURRICANE – Hurricane High School and Buffalo High School have been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as being
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Buffalo High School has been named the eighth best high school in the state of West Virginia in recent rankings by U.S. News. Photo by Jack Bailey among the best high schools in the state of West Virginia. In its annual rankings of the nation's top high schools, U.S. News and World Report named the two Putnam County high schools as being among the top
eight high schools in the state receiving silver medals for the achievement. Hurricane was ranked as the fourth best school in the state by U.S. News, while Buffalo was ranked as the eighth SEE SCHOOLS ON PAGE 8
HURRICANE -- Hundreds of people dropped off unwanted items during the annual Putnam County Solid Waste Authority's Clean-Up Saturday at Valley Park in Hurricane on May 5. The event gives people an opportunity to get rid of hardto-dispose-of waste, the kinds of things that all too often wind up in illegal dumps, such as tires, appliances, computers, televisions and scrap metal. Hundreds came out despite the frequent cold spring rains. According to the National Weather Service, nearly a half inch of rain fell during one
hour alone. Charity Fellure of the Solid Waste Authority said the event is held twice a year to allow people to get rid of hard-todispose of items. "You can't take some of these items to a landfill, so they wind up in open dumps. That's what we're trying to prevent," she said. Disposing of such waste in illegal dumps is a criminal offense that carries up to three years in prison and a $50,000 fine. Attendance was down from previous years and so was the waste – as well as the cost of disposing it – but that was expected. This was the first year SEE CLEAN UP ON PAGE 3
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