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<p>Submitted photo</p><p>Community Action Organization of Scioto County will begin its annual Summer Food Service Program on June 3, serving free meals to children and disabled individuals at 28 feeding sites in Scioto County. Pictured here, CAO workers prepare meals in last year’s program.</p>

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Community Action Organization of Scioto County will begin its annual Summer Food Service Program on June 3, serving free meals to children and disabled individuals at 28 feeding sites in Scioto County. Pictured here, CAO workers prepare meals in last year’s program.

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Ryan Scott Ottney

PDT Staff Writer

Throughout the school year children have access to nutritious meals, but during the summer many kids would go hungry if not for the Summer Food Service Program.

Started in 1991 by the Community Action Organization of Scioto County (CAO), the Summer Food Service Program is funded by a grant offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Ohio Department of Education. According to Louann Valentine of CAO, the program will serve 60,000 free meals to children in Scioto County from June 3 through Aug. 2.

“We setup different feeding sites throughout Scioto County, and children 1-18 years of age can come and eat at no cost to them. If the individual has a disability, they can eat up to age 21. The feeding sites are open for a half-an-hour,” Valentine said. “These are going to be nutritious meals. They do follow USDA guidelines, and they’re the exact makeup of a school lunch.”

Some sites will serve breakfast, some will serve lunch, and some will serve both.

“This is the third year we will also be offering the weekend take-home meals — what we refer to as ‘backpacks’ — so on weekends when the feeding sites aren’t open, the day before they will recieve meals to take home with them,” Valentine said.

Since beginning more than 20 years ago, the program has seen a dramatic rise in attendance. Beginning with just one feeding site, the program is now expanded to 28 sites in Scioto County and five more in Lawrence County. Sites in Scioto County are open June 3 through Aug. 2, unless otherwide indicated, and are located at:

  • 14th Street Community Center at 1222 14th St., Portsmouth — breakfast: 9-9:30 a.m.
  • Bloom Vernon Elementary School at 10529 A Main St., South Webster (July 1-19) — breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m., lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.
  • Center Street Church at 173 Center St., Lucasville — lunch: 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
  • Community Of Christ Church at 309 Barker St., McDermott — lunch: noon-12:30 p.m.
  • Franklin Furnace Independent Baptist Church at 100 Seneak Ave., Franklin Furnace — lunch: 11:15-11:45 a.m.
  • Green High School at 4157 Old Gallia Pike, Franklin Furnace — lunch: 11:30 a.m.-noon
  • Lett Terrace at 21228 State Route 73, West Portsmouth — breakfast: 8:15-8:45 a.m., lunch: 1 – 1:30 p.m.
  • McKinley Pool at 1529 Findlay St., Portsmouth — lunch: 12:15-12:45 p.m.
  • Miller Manor at 1130 Kinker Drive, Wheelersburg — breakfast: 8:15-8:45 a.m., lunch: 1-1:30 p.m.
  • New Boston Local Schools at 1 Glenwood Tiger Trail, New Boston (June 6-20) — breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m., lunch: 12:30-1 p.m.
  • New Boston Manor at 3727 Rhodes Ave., New Boston — lunch: 11:15-11:45 a.m.
  • Northwest Elementary School at 4738 Henley Deemer Road, McDermott — breakfast: 8:15-8:45 a.m., lunch: noon-12:30 p.m.
  • Outreach Program at 1206 Waller St., Portsmouth (June 4-Aug. 2) — lunch: noon-12:30 p.m.
  • Porter Township Community Park at 12063 Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg — lunch: 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  • Portsmouth Elementary School at 514 Union St., Portsmouth — breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m., lunch: 11:30 a.m.-noon
  • Potter’s House Ministries at 5409 Winchester Ave., Sciotoville — lunch: noon-12:30 p.m.
  • Rarden Community Park at 1525 Main Street (State Route 73), Rarden — lunch: noon-12:30 p.m.
  • Rockhaven at 188 Morgan Drive, Lucasville — breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m., lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.
  • Sciotoville Elementary Academy at 5523 3rd St., Sciotoville (June 10-July 3; no Fridays) — breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m., lunch: 11:30 a.m.-noon
  • South Central Ohio Educational Service Center at 522 Glenwood Ave., New Boston —breakfast: 7:30-8 a.m., lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.
  • Wayne Hills at 1908 Wayne Ave., Portsmouth — breakfast: 8:15-8:45 a.m., lunch: 1-1:30 p.m.

Five sites this year will also include a fun physical activity once a week, with help from the Southern Ohio Medical Center’s Life Center. Those will be located on Mondays at 14th St. Community Center 12:45-1:45 p.m., Tuesdays at Miller Manor 1:45-2:45 p.m., Wednesdays at Lett Terrace 1:45-2:45 p.m., Thursdays at New Boston Manor noon-1 p.m., and Fridays at Wayne Hills 1:45-2:45 p.m.

Ryan Scott Ottney may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 287, or rottney@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Ryan on Twitter @PDTwriter.

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My father was emotionally abusive. I wish he'd just backhanded me instead of said some of the things that came out of his mouth. Every Father's Day brings it back. Maybe instead of chasing waterfalls you should be thankful for the people you had in your life, and the ones that you didn't. Your biological father gave you life, and didn't do anything to screw you up once you got here. Those are both reasons to give him a thank-you on Father's Day.
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“They (the two men) flagged down (Portsmouth Post Commander) Lieutenant (Mike) Gore,” Scioto County Sheriff’s Captain David Hall said. “Lieutenant Gore called the (sheriff’s) office. We responded and made contact with Porter Township, and Lieutenant Gore made contact with the ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) watercraft. The watercraft officers were great about helping us, wading down into the Pine Creek with hip-waders and helping us get the body in a bag.”

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According to the Daily Times archives, Shepherd was one of 13 people arrested in a prostitution sting in July of 2011, and one of eight women arrested for solicitation in January of this year.

Hall said there have been similar cases in years past, but not in recent years.

Serial killer Darryl Walters, whose last known address was Sciotoville, was sentenced on two murder convictions by Judge William T. Marshall in October of 2008. The Scioto County convictions were for the deaths of Aleisha Frazee, 19, of 802 Harvard Place, Portsmouth, some time between Oct. 24, 2001, and Oct. 28, 2001, and Tamara Lynn Smith of 1830 Ohio Furnace Road, Franklin Furnace, killed between July 2, 2004, and October 2004. Walters was also convicted in the murder of a woman in Adams County.

Anyone with information on the Shepherd case is being asked to contact Detective Jodi Conkel at 740-354-7566.

Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at flewis@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @FrankLewisPDT

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Were they supposed to just let them get away? I dont think there was any other option for the PPD other than to peruse in chase. Pick your battles here people, come on.
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My father was emotionally abusive. I wish he'd just backhanded me instead of said some of the things that came out of his mouth. Every Father's Day brings it back. Maybe instead of chasing waterfalls you should be thankful for the people you had in your life, and the ones that you didn't. Your biological father gave you life, and didn't do anything to screw you up once you got here. Those are both reasons to give him a thank-you on Father's Day.
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Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said the body that was recovered Monday afternoon was identified Tuesday as Jennifer Sue Shepherd, age 34, whose last known address is in Franklin Furnace. She was last seen in Portsmouth by her elderly friend at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, in the area of Murray’s Pub and the Fast Stop convenient store in Portsmouth.

The body was found floating in Pine Creek, in the Wheelersburg area. Around 3:15 p.m. Monday, two men walking west in the eastbound lane on U.S. 52 near Ohio 522, after their vehicle had broken down, spotted the body of a woman in the water near a bridge close to the Center Street exit.

“They (the two men) flagged down (Portsmouth Post Commander) Lieutenant (Mike) Gore,” Scioto County Sheriff’s Captain David Hall said. “Lieutenant Gore called the (sheriff’s) office. We responded and made contact with Porter Township, and Lieutenant Gore made contact with the ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) watercraft. The watercraft officers were great about helping us, wading down into the Pine Creek with hip-waders and helping us get the body in a bag.”

Hall said the body of water where the woman’s body was found is only about 20-30 feet, so the authorities were able to wade out and retrieve the body. That body was moved to the Montgomery County morgue for an autopsy. The Sheriff’s Office later identified the body as that of Jennifer Shepherd by fingerprints and tattoo identifications. The cause of death has not been determined as the autopsy is still being conducted.

According to the Daily Times archives, Shepherd was one of 13 people arrested in a prostitution sting in July of 2011, and one of eight women arrested for solicitation in January of this year.

Hall said there have been similar cases in years past, but not in recent years.

Serial killer Darryl Walters, whose last known address was Sciotoville, was sentenced on two murder convictions by Judge William T. Marshall in October of 2008. The Scioto County convictions were for the deaths of Aleisha Frazee, 19, of 802 Harvard Place, Portsmouth, some time between Oct. 24, 2001, and Oct. 28, 2001, and Tamara Lynn Smith of 1830 Ohio Furnace Road, Franklin Furnace, killed between July 2, 2004, and October 2004. Walters was also convicted in the murder of a woman in Adams County.

Anyone with information on the Shepherd case is being asked to contact Detective Jodi Conkel at 740-354-7566.

Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at flewis@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @FrankLewisPDT

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Were they supposed to just let them get away? I dont think there was any other option for the PPD other than to peruse in chase. Pick your battles here people, come on.
&lt;p&gt;Jennifer Shepherd&lt;/p&gt;

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My father was emotionally abusive. I wish he'd just backhanded me instead of said some of the things that came out of his mouth. Every Father's Day brings it back. Maybe instead of chasing waterfalls you should be thankful for the people you had in your life, and the ones that you didn't. Your biological father gave you life, and didn't do anything to screw you up once you got here. Those are both reasons to give him a thank-you on Father's Day.
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Frank Lewis

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Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said the body that was recovered Monday afternoon was identified Tuesday as Jennifer Sue Shepherd, age 34, whose last known address is in Franklin Furnace. She was last seen in Portsmouth by her elderly friend at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, in the area of Murray’s Pub and the Fast Stop convenient store in Portsmouth.

The body was found floating in Pine Creek, in the Wheelersburg area. Around 3:15 p.m. Monday, two men walking west in the eastbound lane on U.S. 52 near Ohio 522, after their vehicle had broken down, spotted the body of a woman in the water near a bridge close to the Center Street exit.

“They (the two men) flagged down (Portsmouth Post Commander) Lieutenant (Mike) Gore,” Scioto County Sheriff’s Captain David Hall said. “Lieutenant Gore called the (sheriff’s) office. We responded and made contact with Porter Township, and Lieutenant Gore made contact with the ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) watercraft. The watercraft officers were great about helping us, wading down into the Pine Creek with hip-waders and helping us get the body in a bag.”

Hall said the body of water where the woman’s body was found is only about 20-30 feet, so the authorities were able to wade out and retrieve the body. That body was moved to the Montgomery County morgue for an autopsy. The Sheriff’s Office later identified the body as that of Jennifer Shepherd by fingerprints and tattoo identifications. The cause of death has not been determined as the autopsy is still being conducted.

According to the Daily Times archives, Shepherd was one of 13 people arrested in a prostitution sting in July of 2011, and one of eight women arrested for solicitation in January of this year.

Hall said there have been similar cases in years past, but not in recent years.

Serial killer Darryl Walters, whose last known address was Sciotoville, was sentenced on two murder convictions by Judge William T. Marshall in October of 2008. The Scioto County convictions were for the deaths of Aleisha Frazee, 19, of 802 Harvard Place, Portsmouth, some time between Oct. 24, 2001, and Oct. 28, 2001, and Tamara Lynn Smith of 1830 Ohio Furnace Road, Franklin Furnace, killed between July 2, 2004, and October 2004. Walters was also convicted in the murder of a woman in Adams County.

Anyone with information on the Shepherd case is being asked to contact Detective Jodi Conkel at 740-354-7566.

Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at flewis@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @FrankLewisPDT

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Were they supposed to just let them get away? I dont think there was any other option for the PPD other than to peruse in chase. Pick your battles here people, come on.
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A Nonymous
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June 18, 2013
My father was emotionally abusive. I wish he'd just backhanded me instead of said some of the things that came out of his mouth. Every Father's Day brings it back. Maybe instead of chasing waterfalls you should be thankful for the people you had in your life, and the ones that you didn't. Your biological father gave you life, and didn't do anything to screw you up once you got here. Those are both reasons to give him a thank-you on Father's Day.
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Woman’s body found in Pine Creek
Jun 18, 2013 | 4490 views | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend | print

Frank Lewis

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Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said the body that was recovered Monday afternoon was identified Tuesday as Jennifer Sue Shepherd, age 34, whose last known address is in Franklin Furnace. She was last seen in Portsmouth by her elderly friend at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, in the area of Murray’s Pub and the Fast Stop convenient store in Portsmouth.

The body was found floating in Pine Creek, in the Wheelersburg area. Around 3:15 p.m. Monday, two men walking west in the eastbound lane on U.S. 52 near Ohio 522, after their vehicle had broken down, spotted the body of a woman in the water near a bridge close to the Center Street exit.

“They (the two men) flagged down (Portsmouth Post Commander) Lieutenant (Mike) Gore,” Scioto County Sheriff’s Captain David Hall said. “Lieutenant Gore called the (sheriff’s) office. We responded and made contact with Porter Township, and Lieutenant Gore made contact with the ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) watercraft. The watercraft officers were great about helping us, wading down into the Pine Creek with hip-waders and helping us get the body in a bag.”

Hall said the body of water where the woman’s body was found is only about 20-30 feet, so the authorities were able to wade out and retrieve the body. That body was moved to the Montgomery County morgue for an autopsy. The Sheriff’s Office later identified the body as that of Jennifer Shepherd by fingerprints and tattoo identifications. The cause of death has not been determined as the autopsy is still being conducted.

According to the Daily Times archives, Shepherd was one of 13 people arrested in a prostitution sting in July of 2011, and one of eight women arrested for solicitation in January of this year.

Hall said there have been similar cases in years past, but not in recent years.

Serial killer Darryl Walters, whose last known address was Sciotoville, was sentenced on two murder convictions by Judge William T. Marshall in October of 2008. The Scioto County convictions were for the deaths of Aleisha Frazee, 19, of 802 Harvard Place, Portsmouth, some time between Oct. 24, 2001, and Oct. 28, 2001, and Tamara Lynn Smith of 1830 Ohio Furnace Road, Franklin Furnace, killed between July 2, 2004, and October 2004. Walters was also convicted in the murder of a woman in Adams County.

Anyone with information on the Shepherd case is being asked to contact Detective Jodi Conkel at 740-354-7566.

Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at flewis@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @FrankLewisPDT

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Were they supposed to just let them get away? I dont think there was any other option for the PPD other than to peruse in chase. Pick your battles here people, come on.
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My father was emotionally abusive. I wish he'd just backhanded me instead of said some of the things that came out of his mouth. Every Father's Day brings it back. Maybe instead of chasing waterfalls you should be thankful for the people you had in your life, and the ones that you didn't. Your biological father gave you life, and didn't do anything to screw you up once you got here. Those are both reasons to give him a thank-you on Father's Day.
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Woman’s body found in Pine Creek
Jun 18, 2013 | 4490 views | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend | print

Frank Lewis

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Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said the body that was recovered Monday afternoon was identified Tuesday as Jennifer Sue Shepherd, age 34, whose last known address is in Franklin Furnace. She was last seen in Portsmouth by her elderly friend at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, in the area of Murray’s Pub and the Fast Stop convenient store in Portsmouth.

The body was found floating in Pine Creek, in the Wheelersburg area. Around 3:15 p.m. Monday, two men walking west in the eastbound lane on U.S. 52 near Ohio 522, after their vehicle had broken down, spotted the body of a woman in the water near a bridge close to the Center Street exit.

“They (the two men) flagged down (Portsmouth Post Commander) Lieutenant (Mike) Gore,” Scioto County Sheriff’s Captain David Hall said. “Lieutenant Gore called the (sheriff’s) office. We responded and made contact with Porter Township, and Lieutenant Gore made contact with the ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) watercraft. The watercraft officers were great about helping us, wading down into the Pine Creek with hip-waders and helping us get the body in a bag.”

Hall said the body of water where the woman’s body was found is only about 20-30 feet, so the authorities were able to wade out and retrieve the body. That body was moved to the Montgomery County morgue for an autopsy. The Sheriff’s Office later identified the body as that of Jennifer Shepherd by fingerprints and tattoo identifications. The cause of death has not been determined as the autopsy is still being conducted.

According to the Daily Times archives, Shepherd was one of 13 people arrested in a prostitution sting in July of 2011, and one of eight women arrested for solicitation in January of this year.

Hall said there have been similar cases in years past, but not in recent years.

Serial killer Darryl Walters, whose last known address was Sciotoville, was sentenced on two murder convictions by Judge William T. Marshall in October of 2008. The Scioto County convictions were for the deaths of Aleisha Frazee, 19, of 802 Harvard Place, Portsmouth, some time between Oct. 24, 2001, and Oct. 28, 2001, and Tamara Lynn Smith of 1830 Ohio Furnace Road, Franklin Furnace, killed between July 2, 2004, and October 2004. Walters was also convicted in the murder of a woman in Adams County.

Anyone with information on the Shepherd case is being asked to contact Detective Jodi Conkel at 740-354-7566.

Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at flewis@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @FrankLewisPDT

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Were they supposed to just let them get away? I dont think there was any other option for the PPD other than to peruse in chase. Pick your battles here people, come on.
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June 18, 2013
My father was emotionally abusive. I wish he'd just backhanded me instead of said some of the things that came out of his mouth. Every Father's Day brings it back. Maybe instead of chasing waterfalls you should be thankful for the people you had in your life, and the ones that you didn't. Your biological father gave you life, and didn't do anything to screw you up once you got here. Those are both reasons to give him a thank-you on Father's Day.
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Woman’s body found in Pine Creek
Jun 18, 2013 | 4490 views | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend | print

Frank Lewis

PDT Staff Writer

Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said the body that was recovered Monday afternoon was identified Tuesday as Jennifer Sue Shepherd, age 34, whose last known address is in Franklin Furnace. She was last seen in Portsmouth by her elderly friend at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, in the area of Murray’s Pub and the Fast Stop convenient store in Portsmouth.

The body was found floating in Pine Creek, in the Wheelersburg area. Around 3:15 p.m. Monday, two men walking west in the eastbound lane on U.S. 52 near Ohio 522, after their vehicle had broken down, spotted the body of a woman in the water near a bridge close to the Center Street exit.

“They (the two men) flagged down (Portsmouth Post Commander) Lieutenant (Mike) Gore,” Scioto County Sheriff’s Captain David Hall said. “Lieutenant Gore called the (sheriff’s) office. We responded and made contact with Porter Township, and Lieutenant Gore made contact with the ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) watercraft. The watercraft officers were great about helping us, wading down into the Pine Creek with hip-waders and helping us get the body in a bag.”

Hall said the body of water where the woman’s body was found is only about 20-30 feet, so the authorities were able to wade out and retrieve the body. That body was moved to the Montgomery County morgue for an autopsy. The Sheriff’s Office later identified the body as that of Jennifer Shepherd by fingerprints and tattoo identifications. The cause of death has not been determined as the autopsy is still being conducted.

According to the Daily Times archives, Shepherd was one of 13 people arrested in a prostitution sting in July of 2011, and one of eight women arrested for solicitation in January of this year.

Hall said there have been similar cases in years past, but not in recent years.

Serial killer Darryl Walters, whose last known address was Sciotoville, was sentenced on two murder convictions by Judge William T. Marshall in October of 2008. The Scioto County convictions were for the deaths of Aleisha Frazee, 19, of 802 Harvard Place, Portsmouth, some time between Oct. 24, 2001, and Oct. 28, 2001, and Tamara Lynn Smith of 1830 Ohio Furnace Road, Franklin Furnace, killed between July 2, 2004, and October 2004. Walters was also convicted in the murder of a woman in Adams County.

Anyone with information on the Shepherd case is being asked to contact Detective Jodi Conkel at 740-354-7566.

Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at flewis@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @FrankLewisPDT

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Were they supposed to just let them get away? I dont think there was any other option for the PPD other than to peruse in chase. Pick your battles here people, come on.
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A Nonymous
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June 18, 2013
My father was emotionally abusive. I wish he'd just backhanded me instead of said some of the things that came out of his mouth. Every Father's Day brings it back. Maybe instead of chasing waterfalls you should be thankful for the people you had in your life, and the ones that you didn't. Your biological father gave you life, and didn't do anything to screw you up once you got here. Those are both reasons to give him a thank-you on Father's Day.
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Woman’s body found in Pine Creek
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Frank Lewis

PDT Staff Writer

Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said the body that was recovered Monday afternoon was identified Tuesday as Jennifer Sue Shepherd, age 34, whose last known address is in Franklin Furnace. She was last seen in Portsmouth by her elderly friend at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, in the area of Murray’s Pub and the Fast Stop convenient store in Portsmouth.

The body was found floating in Pine Creek, in the Wheelersburg area. Around 3:15 p.m. Monday, two men walking west in the eastbound lane on U.S. 52 near Ohio 522, after their vehicle had broken down, spotted the body of a woman in the water near a bridge close to the Center Street exit.

“They (the two men) flagged down (Portsmouth Post Commander) Lieutenant (Mike) Gore,” Scioto County Sheriff’s Captain David Hall said. “Lieutenant Gore called the (sheriff’s) office. We responded and made contact with Porter Township, and Lieutenant Gore made contact with the ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) watercraft. The watercraft officers were great about helping us, wading down into the Pine Creek with hip-waders and helping us get the body in a bag.”

Hall said the body of water where the woman’s body was found is only about 20-30 feet, so the authorities were able to wade out and retrieve the body. That body was moved to the Montgomery County morgue for an autopsy. The Sheriff’s Office later identified the body as that of Jennifer Shepherd by fingerprints and tattoo identifications. The cause of death has not been determined as the autopsy is still being conducted.

According to the Daily Times archives, Shepherd was one of 13 people arrested in a prostitution sting in July of 2011, and one of eight women arrested for solicitation in January of this year.

Hall said there have been similar cases in years past, but not in recent years.

Serial killer Darryl Walters, whose last known address was Sciotoville, was sentenced on two murder convictions by Judge William T. Marshall in October of 2008. The Scioto County convictions were for the deaths of Aleisha Frazee, 19, of 802 Harvard Place, Portsmouth, some time between Oct. 24, 2001, and Oct. 28, 2001, and Tamara Lynn Smith of 1830 Ohio Furnace Road, Franklin Furnace, killed between July 2, 2004, and October 2004. Walters was also convicted in the murder of a woman in Adams County.

Anyone with information on the Shepherd case is being asked to contact Detective Jodi Conkel at 740-354-7566.

Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at flewis@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @FrankLewisPDT

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June 18, 2013
Were they supposed to just let them get away? I dont think there was any other option for the PPD other than to peruse in chase. Pick your battles here people, come on.
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