The Putnam Standard

The Putnam Standard
TypeWeekly newspaper, Defunct
FormatTabloid (newspaper format)
Owner(s)Stadelman Publishing, LLC
PublisherChris Stadelman
Founded1877
Ceased publication2015
Headquarters3845 Teays Valley Road
Hurricane, West Virginia 25526
 United States
Sister newspapersThe Cabell Standard
OCLC number14903027
Websitetheputnamstandard.com

The Putnam Standard was an independent, weekly newspaper covering Putnam County, West Virginia. The paper was first printed in 1877 in Winfield, West Virginia by J.G. Downtain.[1] Until 2006, the paper was published as "The Putnam Democrat."[2]

The paper published its last issue on April 2, 2015 after going out of business[3] Before that, the paper was published every Thursday by Stadelman Publishing, which purchased the paper in 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ Library of Congress "About Putnam Democrat", Retrieved on 31 December 2014.
  2. ^ Keeney, Lawrence. "Former newspaper publisher dies," The Coal Valley News Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, 17 July 2013. Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ Charleston Gazette-Mail. "Community newspapers in Putnam, Cabell counties go under", 6 April 2015. Retrieved on 30 July 2015.
  4. ^ West Virginia Press Association. "Stadelmans purchase Putnam Standard, Cabell Standard", 9 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
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