Upcoming storm marks Weather Awareness Week Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
This is Severe Weather Awareness Week, and weather officials are tracking a complex winter storm headed toward Ohio.
“This week last year was when we had the tornado outbreak in Ohio and Kentucky and this year we’re looking at having a complex winter storm system move through,” Carver said.
Kim Carver, director of the Scioto County Emergency Management Agency, said last year’s Severe Weather Awareness Week...
Dancing with our stars event taking shape Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The Ohio River Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross’s Dancing With Our Stars event is approaching and more details have been released about the event.
The local stars participating in the event include Jason Hanley, Owner of Party Pros, Marty Redden, Fire Safety/Emergency Management Manager at USEC, Elizabeth Blevins, Director of Communications for Shawnee State University, Barb Borden-Gibson, Project Di...
Commissioners endorse Appalachia Assistance Fund Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The Scioto County Commissioners recently passed a resolution of support for the Development Services Agency (DSA) Appalachia Assistance Fund.
The resolution states, “the Development Services Agency (DSA) Appalachia Assistance Fund provides much needed economic development project funding in the region and also assists communities to improve the social and economic climate and improve critical infrastructure....
Wilson takes the stand in his own defense Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Defense Attorney Franklin T. Gerlach put his client, Brandon Wilson, on the stand Monday, in an attempt to clarify Wilson’s version of what happened in the weeks and hours before the death of 10-month-old Neylan Wilson on Nov. 19, 2012.
The situation, as far as the case goes, began on Nov. 1, when the parents, Wilson and Tierra Simeona took Neylan for medical attention after he became ill and was vomiting. A...
Embezzlement investigation of city firefighter ongoing Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office is in the process of compiling a case against a former Portsmouth firefighter accused of embezzelment of funds from the IAFF Local 512 union.
“There is an ongoing investigation,” Portsmouth Fire Chief Bill Raison said. “To the best of my knowledge, no one has been taken away (arrested) yet. But there was an issue that arose back before Christmas, and it dealt with union ...
Gas rates could go up slightly Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Scioto County Columbia Gas customers could see a slight increase in their bills. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Wednesday approved the results of Columbia Gas of Ohio’s auction for its standard choice offer (SCO). The auction secured natural gas supplies for Columbia’s customers for the period April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 and established a retail price adjustment of $1.29 per thousand c...
Jury could get Wilson murder case Monday Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The jury may get the case of a man charged with killing a 10-month-old baby as early as Monday. The case of Brandon Wilson, 23, of 1202 Rosemount Road, takes on a different look Monday morning when the defense puts on its case, following a week of the prosecution’s case. Wilson is being tried in the death of Neylan Wilson, who died on Nov. 20, 2012 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
During the in...
Students compete at SkillsUSA Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
More than 600 students from as far away as Columbus participated the the 2013 SkillsUSA Ohio South Central Regional Championships Saturday at the Scioto County Career Technical Center on Vern Riffe Drive in Lucasville.
“It’s a regional contest, which means we have people from Buckeye Hills, the Gallipolis area, and it goes all the way up to Columbus, and then we (SCCTC) may be the furthest west, but this inc...
Texting and driving locally a primary offense Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
While you may be aware that texting while driving is only a first offense for teenagers in the state of Ohio, on the local level, the Portsmouth City Council passed its “No Texting While Driving” of the codified ordinance which bans writing, sending or reading a text-based communication illegal, with the exception of law enforcement agency, health and hospital care provider, fire department or other types of e...
SWCD holds Rain Barrel Workshop Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Ever look out the window as a heavy rain causes water to pour over your downspouts and think - “I could sure use some of that water on my lawn and garden when we go through a drought?” Well, on Saturday at the Vern Riffe Community Building in New Boston, the Scioto Water Conservation District showed area residents how to make that happen through the use of a rain barrel.
“We’re having our 2013 Rain Barrel Wo...
