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PORTSMOUTH- Portsmouth City Council will meet Monday to consider approval of legislation that would allow the city do apply to the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Systemic Safety program. The goal is to make pedestrian improvements along 17th Street from Grandview Avenue to Mabert Road.

State Sen. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, has announced the guidelines for the $85 million Appalachian Community Innovation Centers program.

This week, Democratic Congressional candidate Joe Wessels withdrew from Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District race to support Republican Phil Heimlich in the March 19 GOP primary.

Brush Creek— The Friends of Scioto Brush Creek (FoSCBC) is a local non-profit that has proven itself as a force to be reckoned with in the world of eco-tourism, conservation, wildlife education, and more. They host a plethora of educational opportunities, creek sweeps, land preservation programming, holiday events, and more each year. They’ve served the area of Brush Creek as one of the limited non-profits making big accomplishments and have earned the respect of many.

PIKETON– Encouragement goes a long way, and this time it led to a college degree funded through Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth’s (FBP) Tuition Assistance Program for employees. The program is a benefit to FBP employees who are encouraged to seek job-related educational enrichment to further enhance their capabilities and career development.

PORTSMOUTH— A Portsmouth woman has been arrested charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Tuesday, Feb. 6, death of her infant at Kendall Heights.

Darren C. LeBrun, P.E., P.S., Scioto County Engineer, announced the work schedule for the week of

Ohio Southeast Economic Development announced today Tina Ruble as its new Sites Specialist.

ASHLAND, KY – On top of the instruction students receive in their classes and book work, ACTC strives to provide hands-on learning through internships and real-world experiences on the job site within its technical programs.

WHEELERSBURG- Of all school clubs and activities, one of the hardest to prepare for is the well-known and respected mock trial competition. Early in the school year, students receive an example case between two parties and they form teams to compete in a legal system against other schools. Students are expected to learn the basics of law and presentation, while studying the supplied case. After months of students getting into character as witnesses and student attorneys preparing for anything and everything that could happen in a trial, they go against another team and see which school has dedicated the most time to learning the case inside and out. It takes hours and hours of memorization, coming up with strategies and planned responses, and more.