On September 26, 2025, eight members of the Putman family were on their way home when the driver of a double trailer semi ran a stop sign and struck the Putmans' vehicle. Three members of the family (Bill “Papa” Putman, the patriarch of the family, his wife, Barb “Neenee” Putman, and their daughter-in-law Megan Putman) were instantly killed. Five other members of the family are in the hospital (a couple are in critical condition).

The Putmans have invested so much into the community. I'm asking the community to give back and invest in the family in their time of grief.