Officials meet to discuss regional jail Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Officials from Scioto, Lawrence and Jackson Counties met with state officials Thursday to tour the former Ohio River Valley Juvenile Correctional Facility (ORV) in Franklin Furnace and to brainstorm about possible uses of the closed facility.
In a profile of the complex, the Ohio Department of Administrative Services say it is 36 acres with 20 acres fenced in. The complex has 10 buildings and was built betwe...
Providers disagree on prenatal care options Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The doctors, nurses, staff and management at the Scioto County Community Action Clinic are concerned at what they perceive as an insinuation on behalf of Compass Community Health that pregnant women with substance abuse issues are not receiving medical care. Because of that assertion, Compass says there is a need to convert the current St. Joseph Monastery on Stockham Lane into such a medical facility.
The C...
McKinley Pool opening May 27 Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Memorial Day is traditionally known as the unofficial start of summer and no summer would be complete without a dip in the pool. The Portsmouth Public Service Department reports that McKinley Pool in Portsmouth will open on Monday, May 27.
The pool’s history traces back more than 50 years, when blacks weren’t allowed to swim at Dreamland Community Pool on Kendall Avenue in Portsmouth. As a result, 14-y...
Deadline on Willow Way group home upcoming Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
At Monday’s Portsmouth City Council meeting, several residents of the Willow Way area protested the location of a residential home for people with disabilities, not on the grounds of those disabilities, but on the grounds that the neighborhood is zoned for single-family dwellings.
Now, Portsmouth city officials have been given 10 days in which to object to the move or allow the process to continue. In a lett...
Brown: Moniz understands importance of Centrifuge Project Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Members of the United States Senate on Thursday unanimously voted to confirm physicist Ernest Moniz, Ph. D. to lead the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said the move will be very good for southern Ohio.
Brown met Moniz last month to discuss Ohio priorities and ensure that the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, which he said would help create 4,000 jobs in southern Ohio,...
Lucasville man charged with kidnapping Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A Lucasville man is facing kidnapping charges after being arrested in Jackson County. Justin Secrest, 30, was first arrested for attempted kidnapping on May 10, but on May 14 that charge became kidnapping, a felony of the first degree.
On May 10, the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a male subject trying to abduct a female whose vehicle was broken down on Ohio 32 and County Road 43A. D...
Brown talks dam safety Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
According to information released from U.S. Senator Sherrod Browns (D-OH) office Tuesday, there are 14 dams in Scioto County that are considered “high hazards” to surrounding communities.
If Brown has his way and the Water Resources Bill passes, funding would be provided to these locatioms for inspections and the creation of safety plans.
The dams in Scioto County include, the Bear Creek Lake Dam, Wolfden ...
Community health plan becomes official Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
As of Wednesday afternoon, the Scioto County Community Health Improvement Plan became official with minor revisions after it was looked over and commented on by members of the Scioto County Health Coalition.
According to Chris Smith, city of Portsmouth Health Commissioner, the plan is a working document that will serve as a guide for the coalition activities through the remainder of the year.
Some of the h...
Head Start establishes a memorial for Mary Parker Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
The Scioto County Head Start held a memorial dedication Tuesday at the Highland location in honor of the late director of the program. The ceremony was held in honor of Mary Parker, who passed away March 28.
A tree was planted in Parker’s honor and a plaque was placed in appreciation of her years of service and dedication to the program.
Kimberlee Pack is Parker’s successor. Pack, like Parker, has work...
Porter Twp pool opens Memorial Day weekend Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
WHEELERSBURG — If Wednesday’s warm weather is any indication of things to come, some people in the community will be very happy when Porter Township Community Pool opens this month. The pool will open at noon on Saturday, May 25, immediately following the Porter Township Memorial Day Parade.
Formerly Tan Lan Pool in Wheelersburg, the Porter Township Trustees assumed control of the pool in 2003. The non...
