Miss Ohio pageants to return for 13th year Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The 2014 Miss Ohio USA and Miss Ohio Teen USA pageants will be returning to the Vern Riffe Center For the Arts on the campus of Shawnee State University in November for its 13th consecutive year.
“We’re thrilled that they have chosen Portsmouth as the host city again this year,” said Kim Bauer, local pageant director. “This is always a great time to showcase the Portsmouth and Scioto County areas to people f...
Zoning Board to consider variance on Monastery property Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The Portsmouth City Zoning Board of Appeals will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Engineering Department located in the Portsmouth City Building to discuss a request for variance on property at 2311 Stockham Lane, by Compass Community Health.
The purpose of the variance is to allow Compass Community Health to operate a residential treatment center providing onsite health care to women with at-risk pregnancies a...
PPD welcomes new captain Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Portsmouth police officer Jerry Leach is a self-proclaimed “mama’s boy.”
“My mom died on April 3,” Leach said. “We buried her on April 7, and a week-and-a-half later I’m taking the captain’s test. I was trying to study, and it was hard to keep my mind on track. That first week after mom died I didn’t sleep because I was constantly thinking about her, and I just wanted to tell her things one more time.”
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The letter from Pvt. Freeland was reprinted from a book by Freeland’s great great grandson, Larry L. Grow, entitled “...
Paperwork submitted for Minford sewer project Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
On Tuesday afternoon, Scioto County Sanitary Engineer Joe Delong was delivering paperwork to the USDA for review on the Minford Sewer Project. Earlier Tuesday morning the commissioners approved a right-of-way map for the project, which was said to be the final step before the paperwork could be delivered to the USDA.
Funding of the project was first announced 2010, stating that Scioto County would be getting...
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...
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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