Winfield Elementary School News
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- Visitation rights approved for dad accused of abusing son at peewee football practice (Charleston Daily Mail)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 02:03:38 pm
WINFIELD - A Putnam magistrate approved limited visitation rights to a Putnam County man who was 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. Magistrate Kim M.... - Man arrested for conduct at sons football practice granted limited visitation (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 10:30:54 pm
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... - Winfield Elementary School Evacuated Due To Smoke (KAKE Wichita)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 07:56:52 pm
Whittier Elementary School in Winfield was evacuated for a short time - Putnam Schools gearing up for construction made possible by bond (Charleston Daily Mail)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:18:10 am
Putnam County Schools is moving forward with projects that will be funded by the $57 million school bond voters passed in August.School board members made things official at a meeting Tuesday by signing a declaration of intent to issue the bonds. The bon... - Man Accused Of Assaulting Child With Down Syndrome (CBS 13 Baltimore)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 02:06:21 pm
A Baltimore County man is facing charges, accused of assaulting a first grader with Down syndrome. - Police: Man Assaulted 7-Year Old in School (ABC 2 Baltimore)
posted on October 3, 2009 at 03:18:19 am
A Baltimore County man is charged with assaulting the child of another parent, a first grader with Down Syndrome. - Man Charged with Assaulting Downs Syndrome Child (ABC 2 Baltimore)
posted on October 3, 2009 at 02:03:09 am
A Baltimore County man is charged with assaulting a first grader with Downs Syndrome. - Man arrested for conduct at sons football practice has Internet notoriety (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on September 12, 2009 at 12:20:13 am
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... - Hearing postponed for Putnam football father (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on September 11, 2009 at 12:05:13 am
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... - Construction from Putnam County school bond may begin by May (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 12:33:00 am
Putnam County school projects Among the projects provided for in the school bond approved Saturday by Putnam County voters: Buffalo High School will get a new 88,000-square-foot building with a new auxiliary gym for ... - Putnam voters approve school bond (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on August 30, 2009 at 02:31:21 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Putnam County voters approved the countys largest-ever school bond Saturday and the first in nearly 33 years. In a heavy turnout, voters approved the $57 million bond, with 32 precincts voting yes, and 16 voting no. The bond will pay f... - Parents optimistic bond will pass (Charleston Daily Mail)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 05:08:26 pm
ELEANOR, W.Va. - As students received free backpacks, notebooks, pencil boxes and plastic envelopes at a Putnam County "Back to School Blast," their parents were asked about the ongoing vote on a bond proposal to improve the school system.Cindy M... - Mission of Hope helps kids in need get back to school right (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 12:52:23 pm
The beginning of the school year is one of the busiest times for the Mission of Hope, as hundreds of volunteers take back-to-school supplies to thousands of children in the mountains of Appalachia. - Winfield Township built its first schoolhouse in 1842 (Post-Tribune)
posted on August 16, 2009 at 09:27:52 am
The predecessors of today's Winfield Elementary School date back to the mid-1800s. Winfield Township was separated from Center Township in 1843. The new community was named by early settlers Jeremy and Susan Hixon for Gen. Winfield Scott. In 1842, the first building in Winfield Township to house students was constructed. Classes were huge, sometimes up to 50 students or more, and grades ... - Man arrested for holding son upside down by ankle (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on August 11, 2009 at 10:15:40 pm
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 "pi... - Putnam school bond necessary, advocates say (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on July 30, 2009 at 12:20:38 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A $57 million Putnam County school bond proposal means "tons of job opportunities and a positive educational impact," the president of a citizens group for the bond said. Students will get much needed new fa... - DOT opens Putnam bridge bids -- with incentive (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on July 14, 2009 at 10:15:22 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Bids from three construction companies to repair a Putnam County bridge were opened Tuesday morning at the Department of Transportation offices at the state Capitol. The DOTs 241-page request for bids included "a one-time lump sum... - Community events (Charleston Daily Mail)
posted on July 12, 2009 at 11:38:58 pm
Bond supporters A community-based committee has been formed to support the upcoming school bond referendum in Putnam County.Community Schools Coalition to Catch Up is a grassroots effort of local business leaders and community members who b... - Bridge contract includes unusual incentive payment (The Charleston Gazette)
posted on July 11, 2009 at 11:03:17 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation put a "special provision" inside a 241-page document soliciting bids to repair the Winfield Bridge in Putnam County. The winning company would earn "a one-time lump sum... - Finding day care difficult for parents of autistic kids (Carroll County Times)
posted on May 27, 2009 at 01:05:06 am
When Lori Geiger enrolled her autistic son in day care three years ago, she hoped that interacting with children his age, he would improve his social development. For a while, it helped. - Students learn fire safety (Carroll County Times)
posted on May 20, 2009 at 11:39:07 pm
WINFIELD — With the flick of a switch on the wall, Debbie Gartrell set off the beep, beep, beep of a smoke detector in the tiny bedroom. - Drinking water test 'deficiencies' cited in report (Post-Tribune)
posted on May 19, 2009 at 09:39:16 am
When two state inspectors visited the Lake County Health Department's drinking water testing laboratory in mid-February, the violations were so grave the laboratory's certification was taken away. An inspection report shows some violations may have gone back as far as 2006 and that the laboratory may not have tested properly for substances that can kill at high levels. During the Feb. 19 visit, ... - Ind. Employees May Have Falsified Water Tests (CBS 2 Chicago)
posted on May 15, 2009 at 03:56:00 pm
If two employees of the Lake County (Ind.) Health Department falsified drinking water tests, they could face criminal prosecution. - Drinking water test results 'highly unusual' (Post-Tribune)
posted on May 15, 2009 at 09:50:04 am
MERRILLVILLE -- If two employees of the Lake County Health Department did falsify drinking water tests, they could face criminal prosecution. County officials say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating allegations of falsification and may consider prosecution. "I think the EPA and the state are looking into all the potential problems. I don't know if they're looking ... - Schools receive state funding for construction (Carroll County Times)
posted on May 7, 2009 at 11:53:52 pm
Carroll County Public Schools will receive $10.5 million of the $17 million it requested from the state for school construction projects in fiscal year 2010, according to officials. - Kindergarten registration dates (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
posted on March 13, 2009 at 02:07:34 am
Here are registration dates for kindergarten at schools in Putnam County and Lawrence County, Ohio: - Teachers criticize county assessment mandate (Carroll County Times)
posted on March 13, 2009 at 12:23:25 am
A group of Carroll County Public Schools teachers wants the school system to reduce its paperwork load, saying a lengthy county-mandated assessment process is causing great stress for them and their students.