CULLODEN, W.Va. — The Putnam County Development Authority (PCDA) is continuing to expand economic opportunities in the region– this time through the purchase of an 84,000 square foot industrial warehouse.
PCDA recently announced the purchase of the industrial property. It’s located at 2301 Virginia Avenue in Culloden.
Morganne Tenney
The West Virginia Economic Development Authority and Putnam County Bank assisted PCDA with the acquisition of this property by collaborating their funding resources.
Putnam Development Authority Executive Director Morganne Tenney said this purchase demonstrates a strong public-private support system for economic development in Putnam County and in West Virginia.
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“This has been many months in the making and we are just so excited we’re going to have property available for industry, it’s going to be prime for any type of distribution or logistics,” Tenney said recently on 580 Live with Dave Allen.
She said anyone who manufactures or distributes goods would be the ideal tenant.
Tenney said it’s located just a stone’s throw away from half the U.S. population.
She said not only is it ideally located near the I-77/I-79 interchange, but it has direct access to I-64, and is just a four hour drive from major population hubs such as Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Tenney said the area is rapidly growing and is on course to grow even more with the I-64 and Culloden interchange that’s currently under construction and is set to be complete in fall 2026.
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“This building is right in front of that exit, so our board of directors felt it was a really good move for PCDA to purchase it,” Tenney said. “You know, it’s great to tell businesses about why they should come to West Virginia, and why they should come to Putnam County, but if you don’t have anywhere to put them, you’re kind of a salesman without any product to sell.”
Tenney said Putnam County, and West Virginia as a whole, has for a longtime struggled with the lack of having readily available real-estate with adequate utilities, flat acreage, and transportation accessibility.
For a longtime, she said there has been a need for more residential real-estate in the area as well, but with the growth of new businesses such as Nuccor Steel in nearby Mason County, their mission to bring in more housing has been pushed into overdrive as more housing development makes its way in.
Tenney said she is proud to see how proactive her and her team at PCDA has been toward alleviating the housing shortage and creating more opportunities for economic development in Putnam County.
“We want to see holistic development in Putnam County,” Tenney said. “We have over a thousand units being built over the next three years in Putnam County for housing, we’re working on workforce development through starting an apprenticeship program, we have this Hometown Advantage campaign talking about skilled-trades in West Virginia, but we’re also working on site development like purchasing this property.”
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Tenney said one of their overall goals is to increase the tax base and create more jobs.
She said, however, that as they approach the attempt to increase the tax base, they are also keeping the number of senior citizens and veterans in the community in mind.
Tenney said by putting more into private investment, this helps limit the tax burden on the aging population that’s already in Putnam County,
“You know, that’s one of the reasons why we want to own this building, we want to lease the building, we want to make sure that we’re supporting the business community, but that we’re also supporting the residents of Putnam County as well,” she said.
Tenney said they have been reaching out to distribution industries and site consultants who could potentially lease the warehouse and so far, they have garnered a lot of interest.
She said the building was already previously being utilized as a distribution facility being formerly owned by U.S. Foods and then prior to that, Continental Can Company. Tenney said it comes complete with 12 dock doors and has more than enough space for laydown.
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She said it could start being used again by a new tenant as early as tomorrow.
“The distribution space is turnkey, somebody could move their goods in tomorrow, its office space is going to be built out according to what the tenant is wanting, but the distribution space is ready to go,” Tenney said.
She said organizations interested in leasing the warehouse are encouraged to contact the Putnam County Development Authority directly for more information and a tour of the building.
You can call Morganne Tenney at (304)-757-0318 for leasing inquiries or additional information regarding the warehouse.
West Virginia has said the right things about the need to capitalize on opportunities.
The Mountaineers aren’t following through when they come about.
The latest example came Tuesday night at Kansas State, which scored 21 unanswered points in the second half before holding off a furious West Virginia charge for a 65-53 victory at Bramlage Coliseum.
“The level of urgency and desire to win a game with so much on it wasn’t where it needed to be,” West Virginia head coach Ross Hodge said on postgame radio.
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The Wildcats (12-18, 3-14) played without leading scorer PJ Haggerty, a surprise scratch with an undisclosed injury.
Although WVU (17-13, 8-9) defeated Kansas State 59-54 with Haggerty in the lineup during a January matchup in Morgantown, the Mountaineers were unable to capitalize on his absence in the rematch and fell to 1-4 in their last five games.
Both teams were dismal offensively in the opening half, which ended with West Virginia leading, 26-23.
The Mountaineers got 10 points apiece from reserve forwards Chance Moore and DJ Thomas, helping the visitors to at least somewhat overcome a starting lineup that scored six points on 3-for-15 shooting over the first 20 minutes.
“When you’re playing a team that is a little down and out, you can’t give them life and can’t give them hope,” Hodge said. “We had so many opportunities in the first half and at the beginning of the game to make some plays and entice a team that’s been struggling to maybe keep struggling.”
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After a scoreless first half, WVU guard Honor Huff made his 100th three-pointer this season with 18:33 to play, allowing the Mountaineers to lead 31-27.
West Virginia went the next 8-plus minutes without a point, and Wildcats took control during that stretch.
Khamari McGriff scored the Wildcats’ first four points of the extended 21-0 spurt and accounted for four buckets and eight of the first 15 points during that time.
A jumper from CJ Jones with 10:53 remaining left the home team with a 48-31 advantage, before Thomas scored from close range to end his team’s extended drought at the 10:27 mark.
“I’m aware of our shortcomings and I understand when you’re deficient in some areas, your margin for error to win is razor thin,” Hodge said. “I’m disappointed with what was at stake, we got beat to loose balls. Would it have been nice to make more layups and threes? Of course. But when those things aren’t happening, you better do those other things.”
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KSU had separate 19-point leads, the latter of which came at 57-38 when McGriff made two free throws with 7:29 to play.
WVU then increased its aggressiveness offensively and reeled off the next 11 points, while the Wildcats began to play tentative while in possession.
A three-pointer from K-State’s Nate Johnson left the Wildcats with a 60-49 lead with 3:48 left, but the Mountaineers continued to battle and trailed by six when Chance Moore scored in the paint at the 1:24 mark.
Moore’s next basket made it a five-point game, and after a Johnson turnover, Huff made two free throws to bring WVU to within 61-58 with 48 seconds left.
Another KSU turnover gave the visitors the ball back, but after Moore missed a shot that the Mountaineers rebounded, Huff committed a costly turnover.
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Johnson made two free throws with 17 seconds left, and McGriff added two more with 7 seconds remaining before Huff made a trey at the buzzer.
Moore led WVU with 18 points and made 6-of-7 shots, but again struggled on free throws, finishing 5 for 9. WVU hurts its cause at the charity stripe and made only 9-of-16 attempts.
Brenen Lorient was the Mountaineers’ second-leading scorer with 14 second-half points, while Thomas followed with 12 and Huff added 11 on 3-for-11 shooting.
Treysen Eaglestaff led all players with 11 rebounds in defeat, but made only 3-of-12 shots in a six-point showing.
McGriff led KSU with 18 points and added seven rebounds.
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Johnson finished with 16 points and nine boards.
WVU had nine of its 13 turnovers in the second half.
“Nine turnovers in the second half creates more busted floors, more cross match opportunities and through that, it makes you vulnerable for paint touch opportunities,” Hodge said.
K-State played under the guidance of interim head coach Matthew Driscoll. Driscoll replaced Jerome Tang, who was fired in between the team’s first and second matchups with West Virginia this season.
“Sometimes in life you get what you deserve,” Hodge said, “and we deserved to lose tonight.”
Photo: Dave Casebolt, left, signed an agreement Tuesday with West Virginia American Water Company President Scott Wyman (City of Nitro)
NITRO, W.Va. — It’s a done deal.
Nitro Mayor Dave Casebolt signed an agreement Tuesday with West Virginia American Water Company President Scott Wyman completing the sale of the Nitro Regional Wastewater Utility including the sewer plant for $20 million.
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The water utility will now own and operate the city’s water and wastewater systems. The state Public Service Commission recently approved the deal.
Casebolt said it’s good to get the long-talked-about agreement signed. He said the city can’t afford to make the improvements required at the sewer plant.
“We’re looking at needing between 40 and 50 million dollars of upgrades to our system and expecting our four-thousand customer base to try to offset those costs is not even practical,” Casebolt said.
Casebolt said sewer bills are going to go up but he said they were going to go up regardless. He said the city was facing increasing rates by as much as 50 percent.
West Virgina American is planning $42 million in upgrades to the sewer system over the next five years, Casebolt said.
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“It’s a much-need investment and actually allow the system to handle rainwater much better where it’s not backing up into people’s homes,” Casebolt said.
The results are in for the West Virginia Lottery’s draw games on Monday, March 2, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 2.
Winning Powerball numbers from March 2 drawing
02-17-18-38-62, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lotto America numbers from March 2 drawing
03-08-17-24-34, Star Ball: 06, ASB: 02
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Winning Daily 3 numbers from March 2 drawing
7-4-8
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Winning Daily 4 numbers from March 2 drawing
1-1-9-6
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Check Daily 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 25 numbers from March 2 drawing
02-03-05-07-19-22
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When are the West Virginia Lottery drawings held?
Powerball: 11 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10:59 p.m. ET Tuesday and Friday.
Lotto America: 10:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Daily 3, 4: 6:59 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday.
Cash 25: 6:59 p.m. ET Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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Tenney said one of their overall goals is to increase the tax base and create more jobs.
