SOMC plans evacuation drill at Hospice center Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth will stage an emergency mock drill at its Hospice Care Center on May 1 to practice evacuation responses. Residents seeing the drill should not worry, said Angie Hodge, emergency department clinical coordinator and chairperson of the emergency management team.
“We do exercises to prepare for events that have a possibility of happening. The drill that they are p...
Ky. man charged with complicity to commit murder Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
GREENUP, Ky. — Kentucky State Police in Ashland charged Aaron Gallion on Wednesday with complicity to commit murder, relating to the death of Christopher Frazier — whose body was discovered earlier this month.
According to Kentucky State Police Post 14, they had received a missing person report for Christopher M. Frazier, age 29, of Westwood, Ky. on April 8. Eleven days later, police received informati...
Robbery suspect nabbed in Texas
Bob Strickley
PDT Content Manager
Earlier this month, authorities from Scioto and Lawrence Counties identified a man suspected of robbing Charter One Bank in Wheelersburg on April 5 and of robbing the US Bank location in Proctorville April 8. On Wednesday, the search for that man ended when authorities located Elvis P. Kerns, 34, of Wheelersburg in Texas and arrested him.
Kerns had been connected to both robberies because of the sim...
Authorities arrest two, confiscate $127,940 and heroin Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Pike County authorities confiscated $127,940, heroin and drug paraphernalia in the execution of a search warrant Tuesday. April Estep, 34, is charged with trafficking in heroin and possession of heroin, while Mark Hill, Sr., 42, faces charges of possession of drug abuse instruments and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Pike County Sheriff Richard Henderson said, around 11:04 p.m. Tuesday his office executed ...
Ogg reappointed to state board Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Ohio Governor John Kasich on Wednesday released a list of state appointments. Among them was former state representative William L. Ogg, of Wheelersburg, who has been reappointed to the Board of Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Registration for a term beginning April 23, 2013, and ending Jan. 1, 2016.
“It’s a small board and I’m the only public member. The rest are owners of repair shops, paint shops, wi...
SCBDD golf scramble upcoming Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Nothing gets you out into the summer sun like a round of golf. And if you hit the greens on a regular basis or are just a scratch golfer, the Scioto County Board of Developmental Disabilities Golf Scramble set for Saturday, June 29 at the Elks Country Club, may be just what you’re looking for.
The SCBDD began the golf scramble ten years ago to connect with the community and help raise funds for future levy c...
Commissioners meet with ODOT workers over concerns Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Tuesday afternoon Scioto County Commissioners Mike Crabtree and Doug Coleman met with a majority of the Ohio Department Of Transportation (ODOT) employees that currently work at the garage in Lucasville.
Those attending the meeting wanted to inform the commissioners they favor the construction of the Portsmouth Bypass, but are concerned about the long term maintenance of state roadways within Scioto County. ...
Pike County Dogwood Festival starts today Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Plans and preparations have been made and the 43rd annual Pike County Dogwood Festival is set to take place in the streets of Piketon from Thursday, April 25 through Sunday, April 28.
The festival starts with opening ceremonies taking place on the Village Green at 6 p.m. The Piketon High School Band will perform on the Middle Street Stage at 7 p.m. at 8 p.m. there will be Karaoke by DA Karaoke at the Main St...
‘Burg couple arrested for breaking and entering and assault Bob Strickley
PDT Content Manager
A Wheelersburg couple was arrested Wednesday and charged with breaking and entering and felonious assault.
Jonathon Harr, 21, and Kristian Noel, 23, were both sought by the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office after an April 16 incident that saw a man hospitalized after being hit by a car. According to Sheriff Marty V. Donini, deputies learned upon arrival at the location that the man was hit intentionally an...
Medicaid might overwhelm drug treatment centers Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
An Associated Press analysis of government data concluded that the number of people seeking treatment could double from current levels, depending on how many states expand their Medicaid programs and how many addicts pursue the new opportunity.
Ed Hughes, executive director of The Counseling Center in Portsmouth, called this “a good problem to have.” He said Medicaid expansion in Ohio would extend cove...
