City hires code enforcement officer Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The Portsmouth City Health Department has hired a new code enforcement officer. That officer’s only job will be to write citations for those not following city codes.
The new code enforcement officer is Josh Skaggs, who is a graduate of Shawnee State University.
“Josh is our code enforcement officer who will be working one day a week and his only job is going to be going out and writing citations. He’ll wr...
Village will hire one new police officer, maybe more Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
During a meeting of New Boston Village Council Tuesday, Mayor James Warren announced that the village will be seeking to hire one new, full-time police officer.
According to New Boston Police Chief Darrold Clark, the department is fully-staffed with 10 officers, but three are off on worker’s compensation which knocks them down to only seven. The number is even lower when officers are away on vacation o...
Sturgill urges for new Council approach Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
An ordinance authorizing the appropriation of $40,000 from the city’s General Fund to the Fire Department to cover potential overtime expenses for the remainder of 2013 brought up several questions at Thursday’s Portsmouth City Council meeting.
President of Council Steve Sturgill asked City Auditor Trent Williams if he could verify there was $40,000 in the General Fund.
“I would say no, not at this point,”...
CAO Dental Center upgrades equipment with $15,500 in grant funds Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
The Community Action Dental Center recently received $15,500 in grants from the Care Source Foundation and Scioto County Foundation.
Carrie Massie, Program Director of the CAO Dental Center, utilized the grants by upgrading the facility’s equipment.
“We received a $10,000 grant from Care Source Foundation to update our computer and network capabilities, so we have ordered our computers, and are waiting...
USEC to shutdown Paducah enrichment site Bob Strickley
PDT Content Manager
USEC Inc. announced Friday that it was unable to reach a deal for the short-term extension of uranium enrichment at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky and will take steps to begin a shutdown of uranium enrichment at the site by the end of this month.
“While we have pursued possible opportunities for continuing enrichment, (Department of Energy) has concluded that there were not sufficient b...
Man wanted for shooting at South Point home PDT Staff Report
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man they believe to be armed and dangerous, after reportedly shooting at a residence in South Point.
According to the Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless, his office received a call at about 11 p.m. on May 23 reporting shots fired on County Road 407 in South Point. When deputies arrived, they discovered that a residence had been shot several times while the occupant...
SOPA works toward hiring executive director Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Members of the Southern Ohio Port Authority met in regular session on Thursday to consider a number of items, including establishing committees. One of the committees would be responsible for searching for an executive director for the organization, another would be responsible for finding the necessary funding.
“As you all know, we’ve created this situation with an executive director. We’ve got to find an e...
CORRECTION In a story published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on Thursday, May 23, 2013, it was reported that Fluor-B&W and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative donated $150,000 to Infra-Metals in New Boston. In fact, it was SODI that donated $150,000, and Fluor-B&W donated an additional $50,000, for a total of $200,000.
The Daily Times strives for accuracy and apologizes for the mistake. If you spot a mistake in the newspaper, please contac...
Interest building in biking paths Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Shawnee Recreation Trail, Inc. in collaboration with the Scioto County Health Coalition held its second meeting Wednesday evening.
“The meeting was to re-invigorate efforts to have bike trails, or bike lanes, or bike routes or something along that nature,” Barb Bradbury said.
Bradbury said in 2006-07 a money-raising campaign was conducted to attempt to make a bike trail a reality.
“We raised a lot of mon...
Detention facility contracted until 2016 Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini has expressed some interest in opening the former juvenile detention center, currently occupied by The Counseling Center’s Second Chance program. Upon review of the 2011 contract between the Scioto County Commissioners and The Counseling Center for use of the facility, Assistant Scioto County Prosecutor Danielle Parker said The Counseling Center has an option on the building ...
