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 ...
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...
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...
National Foster Care Awareness and Appreciation Month Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
The month of May is National Foster Care Awareness and Appreciation Month, and the Scioto County Children Services said they are urgently seeking more foster parents in the community.
In 1853, the Children’s Aid Society was founded in response to the problem of orphaned or abandoned children living in New York. Rather than allow these children to become institutionalized or continue to live on the stre...
Dewine joins effort asking FDA for addictive med labels Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
In 2011, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited Portsmouth and took a tour of the maternity ward at Southern Ohio Medical Center, where he was briefed on the number of babies that were born addicted to drugs.
“It cuts across all economic bounds,” DeWine said. “It is not a middle-class problem. It cuts all over the place geographically. The numbers I find to be quite staggering at this facility, but this f...
LSSWMD plans e-waste and shred day event for Friday Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The Lawrence Scioto Solid Waste Management District (LSSWMD) will hold its second annual free e-waste and document shred day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 17 at Valley Foods, 415 Market Street in Portsmouth.
“This is the second year we are offering free of charge to the residents of Scioto County. We have done this for numerous years at our annual HHW (Household, Hazardous Waste) event,” said Dan Pal...
Councilman Basham announces resignation Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Third Ward Portsmouth City Councilman Nick Basham announced Monday night that he is resigning his position on Council.
Basham said he is planning to move to Lawrence County, which would put him closer to his job as a music teacher at Rock Hill High School. His wife Renee also is employed at Rock Hill High School.
“In the past four years I think the citizens have witnessed a more transparent council,” Basha...
