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PORTSMOUTH—Spring may be hitting snooze over and over, taking the opportunity to sleep in, as we look forward to warmer days. However, Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom is warning people warmer days will be here before we know it. With that, the group is accepting vendor applications for the farmers market they host on the esplanade May through October.

Wheelersburg Middle School

WAPAKONETA — Travelers searching for a place to experience the total solar eclipse should look no further than Wapakoneta, birthplace of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Monday’s eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse in more than 200 years, the last time being in 1806. Many schools across the area of totality will have scheduling changes to allow people to witness the once-in-a-lifetime event.

BURGLARY—Report of a burglary on Darnell Road. 9:58 a.m., Monday, April 1.

PORTSMOUTH- April is Autism Acceptance Month! To commemorate, the Autism Project of Southern Ohio will be holding their third annual “Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month” event on Saturday, April 6 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM at Adam’s Flying Pig Coffee House in Wheelersburg. There will be several local providers and community members with information and free sensory activities, including Scioto County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Compass Community Health, Piece by Piece Learning Center, Kidz Connect Therapy, Spectrum Care, Scioto Residential Services, Royal Occasions Characters and Events, and more.

Scioto County Recorder Gail L. Alley and the Ohio Recorders’ Association urges veterans to be aware of exploitative practices targeting military veterans who are being charged for services available for free.

The baseball fields used by many Scioto County residents are going to be getting a much needed facelift thanks to county American Rescue Plan funds.

Scioto County Prosecutor Shane A. Tieman has announced the Scioto County Grand Jury met March 15 and returned 20 public indictments. The defendants indicted are charged as follows:

THURSDAY, April 4