Portman announces support for gay marriage Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Republican Senator Rob Portman has reversed his stance on gay marriage.
Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay.
Ohio’s junior senator disclosed his change of heart in interviews with several Ohio newspapers and CNN. In an op-ed published Friday in The Columbus Dispatch he said the decision came after a lot of thought.
“I ha...
Meth lab found in bedroom Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Law enforcement officers never know where they are going to find a meth lab. Thursday Pike County authorities found one inside a stolen truck. Two days earlier, they came across a one-pot operation in the bedroom of a city residence.
Portsmouth Police Chief Robert Ware and Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said on Tuesday, at around 10:50 p.m., officers from the Portsmouth Police Department responded to ...
SOMC announces pediatric facility Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Southern Ohio Medical Center will unveil a new facility this summer to answer the need for pediatric care in the community. SOMC Pediatric Associates will be located on the entire first floor of the Fulton Building on SOMC’s main campus.
“It’s something that is going to be totally new to the area,” SOMC President and CEO Randy Arnett said. “It’s going to be a seven-day-a-week office with extended hours.”
A...
‘Dessert and a Date’ event upcoming Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
Tim and Jennifer Roth will host “Dessert and a Date” event at Cornerstone United Methodist Church Friday, March 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Couples will receive encouragement while partaking in delicious desserts.
Tim Roth, who serves as Senior Pastor at Cornerstone UMC, and his wife Jennifer will open Cornerstone’s doors to married couples and to God.
“The purpose of Dessert and a Date is to offer coup...
Analysis complete on Scioto County Dog Pound Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
In January the staff of the city of Portsmouth Health Department and the staff of the Scioto County Dog Pound began conversations aimed toward establishing a better working relationship and solving some other problems.
One of the issues brought to light, was the city may not be paying their fair share of pound expenses.
At the Thursday meeting of the Scioto County Commissioners, Chris Smith, Portsmouth Cit...
Ohio joins $7 million multistate settlement with Google Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A court has ruled your privacy overrides an internet services company’s collection of data. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Wednesday joined 37 states and the District of Columbia in a $7 million settlement with Google over its collection of data from unsecured wireless networks nationwide while taking photographs for its Street View service between 2008 and March 2010. Ohio is expected to receive $162,000. ...
Hill View residents show off artistic abilities Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Students of the Hill View Art class held an art exhibition Thursday in the Fireplace Lounge. The exhibition featured 65 paintings from members of the class.
Genny Laninga, art teacher at Hill View said she and the five members of the art class have been painting for the last year and the current exhibition is the second one.
“None of them had ever painted, they think they can’t do it until they try it,” La...
Holy Week Luncheons upcoming Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
The Scioto County Ministerial Association will host the 26th annual Holy Week Luncheons March 25 -29. The luncheons will be held at First Christian Church, located at Third and Gay Streets in Portsmouth beginning at noon daily. This year’s theme is “Behold the Lamb.”
SCMA Officers for 2013 are President Jason Coriell, a Chaplain of SOMC Hospice and member of Sunshine Church of Christ; Vice President Davi...
Levee certification still up in the air Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Great Ohio Flood of 1913, the state’s most devastating weather disaster, Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor is reminding Ohioans during National Flood Safety Awareness Week, March 18-22, the importance of evaluating their need for flood insurance and understanding how to secure it.
Taylor said the financial protection against flood ...
Water discoloration expected for parts of city Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
If you live in the city of Portsmouth and you notice discoloration of your water Monday, March 18, do not panic. Portsmouth Mayor David Malone says Portsmouth city water customers west of Young Street, especially in the lower west end of the town, may experience discolored water caused by the completion of a project at the filtration plant.
Malone said the city can now open a valve that has been partially cl...
