Repair bids received for damaged bridge Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC) opened bids on Friday, June 14 from contractors to replace a damaged steel beam on the closed 12th Street bridge in Ashland, Ky.
A total of four bids were received by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Kay & Kay Contracting LLC., submitted a bid of $152,250, Hall Contracting of Kentucky Inc., submitted a bid of $98,000, Intech Contracting LLC., submi...
Guns among items lifted during break-in Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Two men wearing masks, long-sleeved camouflage shirts, jeans and gloves were caught on video surveillance breaking into a Minford home over the weekend, stealing several guns and other items.
Around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, a Minford man reported someone entered his home while he was gone to church. Deputies viewed security video and saw a white pickup, possibly a Chevrolet, pulled up to the side door of the reside...
Senator Uecker tours downtown Portsmouth Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Ohio Senator Joe Uecker was in Portsmouth Monday afternoon on the invitation of Main Street Portsmouth. While in town Uecker, toured several small businesses and attended a presentation about the ongoing activities of Main Street Portsmouth.
“Our mission here in Portsmouth is to preserve our buildings, our historic districts and to revitalize downtown. We also promote and support small businesses that we hav...
School board meets to discuss superintendent Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
MINFORD — The Minford School Board will meet tonight (Tuesday, June 18) to discuss the final candidates in their search for a new superintendent. It is uncertain whether or not the board will make any final determinations during the meeting.
Current Minford Superintendent Mark Wilcheck announced in February that he and the school board have mutually agreed to part ways at the end of his contract in Dec...
Cyclist arrested on drug charges Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Sunday afternoon Portsmouth police officers said they pulled over a man on a bicycle and found he had an outstanding warrant, and 21.7 grams of marijuana. Jeffrey D. Logan, 24, of 1615 Seventh St., upstairs, Portsmouth, was taken to the Scioto County Jail on the outstanding warrant, and was issued a citation for possession of marijuana.
Police said Logan was operating a bicycle at Gallia and Young Street, wh...
Executive Order helps veterans earn college credit Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich signed Executive Order 2013-05K last week, directing state departments, boards and commissions to streamline the state licensing process to take into account relevant military education. The order also directs the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents — former Director of Government Relations at Shawnee State University John Carey — to simplify the process for awarding college ...
Noggins, Ferrell revive Dreamland Pool Joseph Pratt
PDT Contributor
A steady flow of nostalgia poured in Noggins over the weekend, as Rick Ferrell took the stage during the first ever Dreamland Pool party. Not to be confused with the weekend gatherings at the now gone pool, but the song that has been taking everyone by storm.
The bar was full of people and was decked out in pool décor, with beach balls and swimming attire hanging from the ceiling, and some décor being surviv...
Hillman money laundering trial continued Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The trial of Dublin, Ohio attorney Steven Hillman has been continued. Hillman was to go on trial with other defendants in an illegal drug trial on June 24, in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, but now that date has been changed. In the case titled U.S. vs. Bias et al, Hillman is charged with money laundering of at least $6,750,000.
At a hearing Monday afternoon in the courtroom of Judge Michael R. Barrett, ...
Bauer appointed Dean of Arts and Sciences at SSU Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Shawnee State University has named Jeff Bauer, Ph.D., their new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Bauer began his teaching career at Shawnee State University just out of graduate school in 1987, and he will take the dean’s chair following the retirement of Tim Scheurer, Ph.D.
“Jeff’s experience, both inside and outside of the classroom, will help us to continue to move our academic programs for...
McKinley Pool to make belated opening Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The McKinley Pool on Findlay Street in Portsmouth officially opens at 11 a.m. today, after a delay because of necessary repairs. The pool had been scheduled to open on May 27, Memorial Day, but mechanical problems again forced a delay in the opening of that facility.
“The old circulating pump went out on us, and we had to tear it out and send it up to Huntington to be totally rebuilt,” Portsmouth City Servic...
