Group of city workers gain vacation time Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Portsmouth City Council passed an ordinance Monday that would give non-bargaining unit employees an extra week of vacation to bring them up with union personnel.
For example, members of the AFSCME Local 1039 bargaining unit receive 15 work days of vacation after one year of service. That amount increases to 20 days at five years service, 25 days at 10 years, and 30 days after 15 years. Non-Bargaining unit em...
Council discusses, passes floodwall ordinance Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A long discussion ensued at Monday night’s Portsmouth City Council meeting on the agenda item authorizing Portsmouth Mayor David Malone to enter into a contract with Howerton Engineering and Surveying in the amount of $22,000 and AMEC Environment and Infrastructure in the amount of $61,750 to be paid from Flood Defense Fund 265 for “additional engineering service” to complete the certification of the flood def...
SOCF remembers fallen officers in memorial Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Representatives from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, the staff at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility and family members who have lost loved ones in the line of duty at the facility held their annual memorial service Tuesday afternoon.
The main speaker for the event was State Representative Dr. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott). Johnson compared those who work at the facility with those who ...
COMPASS grant will expand facilities Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
The Governor’s Office of Appalachia on Tuesday announced three grants that have been made available for water/sewer projects and community improvement projects. Among them is a grant for COMPASS Community Health in Portsmouth in the amount of $60,800 from the State Appalachian Development Program.
According to the state office, the Governor’s Office of Appalachia works to improve communities in the div...
Sturgill perplexed over exclusion from bypass meetings Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Over the last several weeks and months, ODOT has held meetings with local and state officials to update them on the status of the Portsmouth Bypass project. During the course of the meetings, the Scioto County Commissioners have signed a letter of endorsement. But what puzzles President of Portsmouth City Council Steve Sturgill, is that he says City Council has not been invited to the meetings.
“I’m still pe...
Council members appointed as committee heads Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
When Steve Sturgill accepted the position of President of Portsmouth City Council, he immediately set — as one of his priorities — the establishment of Council committees, which he said would make the city function better and give Council members more involvement with the city operation.
At Monday night’s Portsmouth City Council meeting, Sturgill unveiled the committees and who will chair those committees.
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BWC boost could assist county out of Fiscal Emergency Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
According to information released from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Monday, Scioto County could receive $132,380 in rebates under a proposed rebate plan for BWC customers in the state, totaling $1 billion.
“Any time we’re getting money it’s good news. It’s bad news when it’s going the other way,” said Mike Crabtree, Chairman of the Scioto County Commissioners.
He said if the county were to rece...
Willow Way residents voice more concerns over SRS Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Residents of Willow Way and surrounding streets spoke out at Portsmouth City Council Monday and asked Council to intervene and support the zoning laws of the city, in the wake of the announcement that Scioto Residential Services has purchased the property at 3008 Willow Way to turn it into a residential home for people with developmental disabilities.
Officials at Scioto Residential Services say they are in ...
Propane truck overturns, roads blocked Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
All lanes of Ohio 104 and Ohio 73 in the vicinity of the “Y” remained closed to traffic late Tuesday afternoon. Shortly before 11 a.m. a tanker truck containing propane overturned on that road, causing immediate reaction by safety officials.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol arrived at the scene, as did the Rush Township Fire Department. Fire Department officials closed the road some five miles from the site bec...
Suspended doctor has hearing scheduled Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A doctor whose medical license was recently summarily suspended the Ohio State Medical Board, has requested an administrative hearing. Dr. Adam Hall, D.O., 39, of Powell, Ohio, whose office is located at 407 Third Street in Ironton, was suspended on April 1, when the State Medical Board said he was leaving blank prescriptions for others to fill out.
According to the particulars of the Notice of Summary Suspe...
