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Cleanup nets 10 tons of trash
By WAYNE ALLEN PDT Staff Writer When the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste Management District teamed up with Portsmouth Municipal Court Judges Steven Mowery and Russell Kegley to clean up Scioto County they meant business. During the first week of cleanup efforts crews picked up nearly 10 tons of litter. According to Dale Herdman with Portsmouth Municipal Court, crews cleaned Rosemount and Kendall Avenue on Tuesday and picked up .43 tons o...
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Mayor: Horner not returning as police chief
By WAYNE ALLEN PDT Staff Writer City officials have confirmed that Portsmouth Police Chief Charles Horner will not be back to work. Horner has been on leave from the city since November and Capt. Robert Ware has been the officer-in-charge of the department since then. Malone said Horner produced a Bureau of Workers Compensation claim three weeks into the leave of absence. On Friday, Horner submitted a letter to Mayor David Malone st...
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Portsmouth faces trash delays
The Pike Sanitation Transfer Station at 620 Elm Street will be closed until further notice. As a result, residential pickup in the city of Portsmouth will be late because the trucks will have to travel to the Piketon dump. Alternate landfills are Ike Sanitation in Piketon and Rumpke Waste Inc. in Haverhill.
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‘My How Times Have Changed’
Wayne Allen | Daily Times The Portsmouth School District and Portsmouth Daily Times have collaborated on a new community project featuring student artwork and historic articles from the Daily Times. The pieces will be on display throughout February at the Boneyfiddle Arts Center. The theme for the work is “My How Times Have Changed.” Pictured are Portsmouth City School Superintendent Scott Dutey and Junior Portsmouth High School Student Joe...
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Step inside the New Boston School construction
Construction on the new $20 million New Boston School (pre-k through 12) is moving along on schedule, contractors say. Work began in August 2011 and is expected to continue through July of this year —ready to go for the start of the 2012-13 school year beginning this fall. Check out these walk-through photos from inside the building construction.
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Johnson, Hash join Counseling Center
By WAYNE ALLEN PDT Staff Writer State Rep. Dr. Terry Johnson and Sondra Hash were introduced Thursday morning as The Counseling Center’s newest employees. Johnson is the new medical director and provider at The Counseling Center’s Family Health Care Center. Hash has been appointed as the Family Health Care Center’s first program director. “With this announcement, we are looking forward to an expansion and bigger presence within our comm...
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MSP receives accreditation
By FRANK LEWIS PDT Staff Writer Main Street Portsmouth has been awarded full accreditation by Heritage Ohio, marking the fifth year in a row the organization has received this designation. Executive Director Jennifer Foster said Main Street Portsmouth is evaluated each year by Heritage Ohio and must receive passing scores in 10 performance standard areas and meet eligibility requirements to receive accreditation. Within each area are in...
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Ky. lawmaker proposes pill mill bill
By WAYNE ALLEN PDT Staff Writer Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Greg Stumbo introduced legislation aimed at stopping prescription drug abuse. “This epidemic truly knows no bounds, and it’s poised to get much worse if we do nothing,” Stumbo wrote in a released statement. “My approach will help us end the deadly flow of these drugs both now and however the battlefield may change in the future.” The legislation calls for the ma...
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Cook retiring from West after 25 years
By RYAN SCOTT OTTNEY PDT Staff Writer WEST PORTSMOUTH — The Washington-Nile School Board hired Jeff Fite this week as the district’s new director of transportation and building and grounds coordinator. Fite will take over responsibilities from Darrell “Butch” Cook, who is retiring from position after 25 years. “When I started, my background was truck maintenance, repair and sales. We had a family business, Truck and Tractor of Portsmout...
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Scouts brave cold at camporee
Nearly 200 Boy Scouts and adult Scouters from Scioto, Adams, Lawrence and Greeup counties attended this year’s winter camporee at Camp Oyo. Paul Rubadue headed the event, better known as OKPIK. Scouts participated in numerous events including building a tower to practice their lashing skills and a challenging orienteering course that found them in all areas of the camp. In addition, Troop Patrols participated in skill contests including knot ...
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