ODOT road work in Scioto County
For the week ending June 21, 2013: The following traffic advisory includes road construction and major maintenance projects requiring lane restrictions and/or closures along the state and federal...
View ArticleState awards grant for CAO tech-internships
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission this week approved $157,500 for the Community Action Organization of Scioto County , in support of the agency's internship program to prepare students for jobs in...
View ArticleODOT begins resurfacing 522
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Thursday that contractors this week are beginning preliminary work this week for a resurfacing and bridge repair project on State Route 522 in Scioto...
View ArticleBaby Blanket program helps children in need
"People think one thing or the other. All we do is take kids or they call in and we do nothing," Elaine Evans, Supervisor of Intake and Investigations at Scioto County Children Services, said.
View ArticleHaslam named Director of State Medical Board
A former Adams County Prosecutor has been named Executive Director of the State Medical Board of Ohio.
View ArticleVolunteers make clean sweep of river
Plastic bags in hand, a group of kids from Hillbilly Kids 4-H Club head west and community service workers from Portsmouth Municipal Court head east in search of litter along the banks of the Ohio...
View ArticleAfter the arrest
Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of five articles addressing different aspects of the Scioto County Jail, the jailing situation around the region and how those aspects have impacted the...
View ArticleWild Animal Response team formed
The Scioto County Commissioners have named the members of their Dangerous Wild Animal Response Team in response to an Executive Order from Ohio Governor John Kasich.
View ArticleGrand jury indicts man on kidnapping, assault charges
A man who reportedly held a woman in an apartment and severely beat her has been indicted by a Scioto County grand jury for kidnapping and felonious assault.
View ArticleScioto Body Found
Tiersa Davis Web Producer: Bethany Simmons Reported: Jun. 18, 2013 9:37 AM EDT Updated: Jun. 18, 2013 10:32 AM EDT The body of a woman was discovered in a creek off the Ohio River in Scioto County, and...
View ArticleScioto County Man, 65, Indicted On Felony Drug Charges
A Scioto County man was arrested on felony drug charges Monday night. Around 10:30 p.m., deputies arrested Roy E. Hall, 65, of South Webster after an indictment warrant was issued.
View ArticleWenstrup sponsors 'Traveling Help Desk' in Scioto County
U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup's office will sponsor a Traveling Help Desk in the Scioto County Courthouse's Commissioner Conference Room on June 20 from 2:30 until 4 p.m. The Traveling Help Desk is...
View ArticleCyclist arrested on drug charges
Sunday afternoon Portsmouth police officers said they pulled over a man on a bicycle and found he had an outstanding warrant, and 21.7 grams of marijuana.
View ArticleWoman's body identified
Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini says the body that was recovered Moday afternoon has been identified as Jennifer Sue Shepherd, 34, whose last known address is in Franklin Furnace Ohio.
View ArticleRyan Scott Ottney PDT Staff Writer The Minford Alumni Association...
Ryan Scott Ottney PDT Staff Writer The Minford Alumni Association celebrated its Alumni Banquet May 25 at Minford High School Fayetta Lore receives at $1,000 scholarship from Richard Powell.
View ArticleThoroughman competes for state title
Scioto County resident and Senior at Minford High School, Olivia Thoroughman will be competing Wednesday for the title of Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen in Mansfield, Ohio.
View ArticleBreakfast to explore increased mural tourism options
The Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce will present it's next "breakfast on us" in corporation with the Center for Appalachian Philanthropy and Main Street Portsmouth.
View ArticleVillage hires part-time police officer
The New Boston Village Council approved a request from Police Chief Darrold Clark Tuesday evening to hire Jeff Mullins as a part-time police officer.
View ArticleWheelersburg woman arrested on felony drug charges
Oxycodone pills with a street value of over $4,800, and other drugs were confiscated and a Wheelersburg woman arrested in the execution of a search warrant Wednesday.
View ArticleRelay for Life set for weekend
The annual American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is set to take place this weekend at the Scioto County Fairgrounds.
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