Putnam News

A driver from Cisco was killed when he lost control of his pickup Tuesday night, four and a half miles east of Putnam.

A 26-year-old Abilene woman was undergoing intensive care after being flown from the scene of a two-vehicle wreck involving six other people Sunday evening on U.S. 82 in western Wichita County.

Q. I have heard that Putnam used to be a great health resort town. Is that true? - Baird A. A century ago, a company planned to exploit the local mineral water there and establish it as a health resort, according to the Handbook of Texas Online from Texas State Historical Association.