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Council opposes disposal facility
When it came to the proposed on-site radioactive toxic waste disposal facility at the U.S. Department of Energey’s (DOE) Portsmouth Gaseous Diff...
Portsmouth growth
Walking into the sparkling, bright new offices of Nelson Financial Services, 611 Chillicothe St., you would never guess that not all that long ago the...
Gas prices jump as demand sets record
Gas prices in South Central Ohio have increased by a dime to $2.728 per gallon this week, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.Acros...
Tree City event proves to be ‘a wonderful day’
On Saturday, a Tree City celebration was held at Tracy Park and welcomed the community to partake in Earth Day celebrations. The event featured live m...
Senior Games success story earns award for 2 women
Lyvette Mosley, a lifetime athlete, wanted to do something to change Scioto County’s status as the unhealthiest county in Ohio. She happened to ...
Pet vaccinations offered
The 31st annual pet vaccination clinic is scheduled 2 to 4 p.m. May 5 at four Scioto County locations.Vaccinations are $5 to $20 each. Heartworm testi...
2 Ohioans inducted into honor society
BATON ROUGE, La. — Peter Parys of Wheelersburg and Brent Parker of Chesapeake were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, t...
BLOOM-VERNON KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION AND SCREENINGKindergarten registration and screening for the Bloom-Vernon Local Schools will be May 3-4 at the ...
Valley senior earns scholarship
Allison King, a senior at Valley High School, received the Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Scholarship recently during an annual program in Columbus...
COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY ISSUEAPRIL 23, 1968-APRIL 23, 2018
On April 23, 1968, an EF-5 tornado wreaked havoc on the town of Wheelersburg. That was 50 years ago. An EF-5 tornado is the worst of nature’s mo...