| The Putnam Standard | |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper, Defunct |
| Format: | Tabloid (newspaper format) |
| Foundation: | 1877 |
| Owners: | Stadelman Publishing, LLC |
| Publisher: | Chris Stadelman |
| Price: | 50 cents |
| Ceased Publication: | 2015 |
| Headquarters: | 3845 Teays Valley Road Hurricane, West Virginia 25526 |
| Sister Newspapers: | The Cabell Standard |
| Oclc: | 14903027 |
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]