Commissioner denies union roof inspector Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The local unions have been critical of the project to install a new roof on the Scioto County Courthouse since it began and the scrutiny continues even after the project’s completion.
Fred Gee, Market Development Representative for the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, recently sent a letter to Mike Crabtree, Chairman of the Scioto County Commissioners voicing some of his concerns.
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Prison hunger strike over media access ends JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An inmate sentenced to death for his role in a historic Ohio prison riot and a fellow prisoner ended a nearly one-month hunger strike this week without winning the direct media access they sought.
Through a spokesman, Siddique Abdullah Hasan said he and Gregory Curry ended a protest Monday that began April 11, on the 20th anniversary of the deadly Lucasville uprising. Hasan was sentence...
Newly formed Civitas Media names CFO PDT Staff Report
DAVIDSON, NC — Jeff D. Sherman has been appointed as the first Chief Financial Officer of the newly formed Civitas Media, it was announced May 1 by CEO and President Michael C. Bush.
The appointment was effective April 22. Bush said Sherman is a detail-oriented, results driven professional who understands how important it is to provide great customer service.
“We are pleased to have someone with Jeff’s financial acumen ...
The doctor is in, just upstairs Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Dr. Suzann Bonzo might as well have the “Movin’ on up” theme of the Jeffersons set on repeat while she climbs the stairs to her new department’s location.
“We’re just going up one floor,” Bonzo said.
With the recent announcement that Southern Ohio Medical Center will locate it’s new SOMC Pediatric Associates will be located on the entire first floor of the Fulton Building on SOMC’s main campus, that will m...
Portsmouth and New Boston officials respond to sewer claims Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
President of Portsmouth City Council Steve Sturgill says he agrees with comments made in a Friday Daily Times story by New Boston Village Administrator Steve Hamilton.
“I have talked to Steve Hamilton. He called me just to talk a little bit about the issue,” Sturgill said. “And the one thing that I definitely agree with in that article was that I am flabbergasted that this continues to be an issue.”
Stur...
‘Burg students make prom promise Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
WHEELERSBURG — The twisted wreckage of a student’s car sat in the parking lot of Wheelersburg School on Friday, with three students inside feigning unconsciousness and covered in fake blood as rescue workers struggled to free survivors. The entire scenario, thankfully, was staged and unfolded before the eyes of high school students as a graphic warning about the dangers of drunk driving.
The mock crash...
SCCTC students honor veterans Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
John Williams used to be shy and reserved. Then he went to Washington D.C. and spoke before legislative aides to U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown about Carl Perkins Funding which funds vocational schools. He took a course in public speaking, and now he has become an eloquent spokesperson for the Masonry program at Scioto County Career Technical Center.
“I’m the South-Central Regional Treasurer,” Williams said. “Th...
Agencies coming together to host health screening Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Seven health care agencies throughout Scioto County are teaming together to host a free health screening on May 15 at the McDermott Senior Center. All of the screenings and services during the event are being offered free of charge to Scioto County residents.
The agencies coming together to host the event include, Southern Ohio Medical Center, Heartland, Compass Community Health, CareSource, King’s Daughters...
Brown proposes Medicaid Lock-In legislation Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
It comes as no surprise to residents of Scioto County — ground zero for the war on prescription drug abuse — that prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Ohio. Prescription pain medications, such as oxycodone, morphine, and methadone, are largely responsible for increasing numbers of overdoses and deaths in Ohio. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) says Medicaid lock-in programs can be effective by limiting th...
Measure passed to unify Asian carp prevention efforts Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
During debate of a critical water resources development bill, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment Wednesday introduced by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would help prevent the invasion of Asian carp in the Ohio and Upper Mississippi River Basins.
The bipartisan amendment to the Water Resources Development Act — cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Robert P. Casey (D-PA), Dick...
