Public input sought for murals Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Portsmouth Murals, Inc. is asking for people to nominate athletes — other than baseball players — who have made a name for themselves on the national sports scene.
“We’ve had a number of people in the area who have established themselves nationally and internationally,” Richard Grimm, chairman of the Professional Sports Mural project committee, said. “And there are those who think they should be recognized.”...
County’s insurance to pay for courthouse flood damages Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
At the Thursday meeting of the Scioto County Commissioners, Chairman Mike Crabtree said the county’s insurance would be paying for the flood damages that occurred earlier this week.
The snow and heavy rains on Monday and a clogged downspout on the roof of the Scioto County Courthouse contributed to the flooding of Fourth District Court of Appeals Judge Matt McFarland’s third floor office.
As a result of th...
APEG meets with local business leaders Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Thursday morning skull sessions for local business, government and education leaders at the Holiday Inn in Portsmouth continues to produce ideas and action.
“We had some people from APEG (Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth) come down,” area developer Jeff Albrecht said. “They’re getting organized and they are getting interested in our community. It’s a big, big area that they serve and they just wan...
Elderly woman attacked by pack of dogs Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
According to information from the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office, Emmabelle Easter of Crowe Hollow Road, Lucasville was attacked by a pack of dogs March 10 and had to be life flighted to a regional hospital for treatment.
Sgt. Darren Fike of the Sheriff’s Office was one of the officers to respond to the scene.
“On March 10, 2013, I was dispatched to the 650 block of Crowe Hollow Road in Lucasville in refer...
U.S. 23 in Pike Co. closed due to snow and crash Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A West Portsmouth man escaped injury in a semi/van crash at Route 32 at Ohio 104 in Pike County Thursday morning.
William Bays, 47, of West Portsmouth, was operating the semi when the crash occurred. Sgt. Tim Karwatske said the two vehicles involved in the crash were westbound on Route 32 when the semi attempted to slow down for a traffic light, and was struck from behind by a 1998 Ford Windstar.
The drive...
Man airlifted to hospital after U.S. 52 crash Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A Scioto County man was taken by helicopter to St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. after a crash Wednesday afternoon.
According to Lt. Karla Taulbee, commander of the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Harvey L. Adkins, 72, of West Portsmouth was injured when his 1998 Ford Ranger struck a utility truck owned by Pike Natural Gas on U.S. 52 near milepost 17 in West Portsmouth around 4 p.m. ...
Brown urges residents to claim tax credits Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
In Scioto County alone more than 1,800 families families are eligible for the American Opportunity Tax Credit, but do not claim it—leaving thousands of dollars on the table. So with less than one month until Tax Day, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference call to alert Ohioans to free tax preparation services and critical – but often unclaimed – tax credits that could help them save thousands of...
Oling-Sisay delivers presentation at SSU Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
Dr. Mary Oling-Sisay, Vice President of Student Affairs at SSU, delivered a presentation, “The Role of the Evolution of the African Woman” at the university Wednesday.
Oling-Sisay is a native of Uganda, and shared knowledge and information regarding the progression of the role of women in African culture.
She began with the Pre-Colonial Period, discussing African women and their responsibilities in agr...
Scouts learn civics at NB meeting Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
NEW BOSTON — New Boston Village Council met only briefly during their regular meeting on Tuesday, with a few very special guests quietly watching and learning from the back row of the council chambers.
Scoutmaster Steve Williams brought four members of Boy Scouts Troop 1 from the Sunshine Church of Christ in Minford to the New Boston Village Council meeting to witness local government in action and ear...
Wheelersburg School, RSVP lead pilot reading program Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
WHEELERSBURG — The Project MORE reading program at Wheelersburg Elementary, along with local volunteers from RSVP, have been asked by the state to introduce the program into more schools across Ohio.
The statewide program began as the “Helping One Student To Succeed” (HOSTS) Program in Bowling Green in 1999 for elementary students who were behind in their reading skills. Eventually HOSTS was eliminated...
