Gas meters now read by remote system Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Sandy Ross, Automatic Meter Reading Coordinator with Columbia Gas of Ohio, sits in the back of a van and watches the computer read meters. A job that used to take all day now takes minutes.
The van pulled out of Sixth Street, drove a block to Court Street and turned left. Two minutes after pulling out - “We have read 350 meters in two minutes,” Ross said.
Ross and External Affairs Specialist Shane Cartmill...
Hardwood Heroes game upcoming By Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Tuesday kicks off a nearly month-long series of events in celebration of National Developmental Disabilities Month — beginning with an open house at all Scioto County Board of Developmental Disabilities (SCBDD) locations and culminating with the fifth annual SCBDD Hardwood Heroes Celebrity Basketball game on April 6.
“Each year our Special Olympics committee works hard to make our Celebrity Basketba...
Little League asks village for control of ball fields Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Representatives from Ohio Little League District 11 met with New Boston Village Council during a council meeting Tuesday evening to discuss a possible contract agreement with the village in which Little League would install new fields and equipment at Millbrook Park in exchange for Little League having control of the fields with limited public access.
District 11 includes 18 Little League teams from so...
Bank employee charged with grand theft Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A Beaver, Ohio woman has been charged with fourth degree felony grand theft from the bank where she worked.
Lorrie A. Thornsberry, 38, of Beaver Pike Road, is being investigated as the result of a call from her employer.
“On the 21st day of February officers were called to the First National Bank, Beaver Branch, on what appeared to be an employee theft,” Major Jeremy Masters of the Pike County Sheriff’s Of...
Spring forward and change your smoke alarms Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Sunday morning begins Daylight Savings Time, turning clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. This is also the time to remember to put new batteries in your smoke detectors.
New Boston Fire Chief Chris Bender said a small fire started in the back of a house on Harrisonville Avenue over the weekend, but the two people inside got out safely thanks in part to a functioning smoke alarm. Bender said the two people s...
County Engineer: Covered bridge funding coming Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Scioto County Engineer Craig Opperman, and others have been working for months in an effort to restore the Otway Covered Bridge. In an interview with the Daily Times , Opperman said the project will get funded but the extent of funding is still unknown.
In August of 2012 a federal grant of $285,025 was awarded to fund needed repairs and upgrades to the Otway Covered Bridge. In order to receive the funding, ...
Florida Doctor takes pill mill allegations to UN Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The actions taken by a Florida doctor could have long-ranging effects that could eventually impact Scioto County.
Dr. Robert Ben Mitchell, DO, has sent a Letter of Allegation (LOA) concerning what he refers to as “the Florida Pill Mill Massacres (FPMM) which took place in the state of Florida from 2001 through 2011” to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council.
Mitchell says the LOA charges the Florida Boar...
Unidentified driver parks car in bedroom Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
An unidentified driver fled the scene of a single-car accident that resulted in that vehicle resting partially in the bedroom of a Portsmouth residence Monday evening.
The Portsmouth Police Department responded to a call at 1110 13th Street in Portsmouth, where a 2002 Oldsmobile Alero had crashed into the rear of a residence, leaving extensive damage to the home.
According to the Portsmouth Police Depa...
Merrill hired as Green treasurer Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
FRANKLIN FURNACE — The Green School Board hired Brodie Merrill as district treasurer during their regular school board meeting on Feb. 22. This latest hire continues a treasurer shuffle that began at Portsmouth City School and touched five school districts so far.
According to Green Superintendent Sandy Mers, Merrill was formerly an assistant treasurer at Sciotoville Community School for three years un...
Scioto County grand jury indicts 17 Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The most recent session of the Scioto County grand jury has indicted 17 people, 11 of which cover 42 drug counts.
Gregory Baker, Jr., 35, of South Webster is charged with illegal manufacture of drugs or cultivation of methamphetamine within the vicinity of a juvenile; illegal possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs within the vicinity of a juvenile; possession of drugs - methamphetamine; illegal...
