Judge throws out case against Columbia operator Kalb Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Portsmouth Municipal Court Judge Steven Mowery has dismissed the noise ordinance case against Fourth Ward City Councilman James Kalb. Kalb had been cited on a single charge of breaking the noise ordinance.
Mowery made the decision Monday to drop the charge against Kalb, operator of the Columbia Music Arena.
“The charge was dismissed with with prejudice,” Kalb said. “Which means it (the citation) can’t be b...
Boost available for Frontier customers PDT Staff Report
Frontier Communications is now offering advanced broadband technology and faster Internet speeds available to residential and business customers in the Portsmouth area.
“We continue to strengthen our broadband network and give customers the Internet speeds they desire,” said Dave George, general manager for Frontier. “While enhanced speeds are available to our residential customers, we also are delivering Ethernet service...
Hope Fund asks for votes in Wal-Mart fundraiser Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
The Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund is asking the public to help them click their way to a grant from Wal-Mart by voting for them in the “Fighting Hunger Together” initiative - a national campaign where money is awarded to programs that get the most votes for their innovative and effective programs that help alleviate child hunger.
Named in the memory of their son, Mark and Virgie Hunter started the Steven ...
Neon Trees to play at SSU Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The alternative rock band Neon Trees is set to play at the Vern Riffe Center For the Arts on the campus of Shawnee State University (SSU) April 18.
According to the band’s biography, “like their name, Neon Trees are a combination of slick pop hooks and sturdy organic rock, both melodic and hard-hitting, their anthems of adolescent angst, longing, love lost and found, delivered with the kind of heart-on-the-s...
Ohio school district: Jesus portrait should stay LISA CORNWELL
Associated Press
CINCINNATI — A Jesus portrait in an Ohio high school does not violate the constitutional prohibition against endorsing religion in a public school, and ordering it removed would violate students’ free speech rights, the school district argued in court documents filed Tuesday.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Freedom from Religion Foundation sued the southern Ohio district of Jackson City ...
Courthouse roof project nearing completion Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Mike Crabtree, Chairman of the Scioto County Commissioners, said Tuesday that the roof project on the Scioto County Courthouse could be done as soon as next week.
He also said possible first steps in the renovation of the fourth floor of that building is also being explored.
Crabtree said, crews have found “a considerable amount of deterioration of the material underneath the rubber (on the roof).”
He sa...
County exploring charges in false animal abuse claim Wayne Allen and Bob Strickley
PDT Staff Writers
As a result of a social media bombardment over the weekend and a false report alleging animal abuse in Eifort, the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office is perusing the possibility of charges against those thought to have started the campaign.
“I’m going to check with our county prosecutor (Mark Kuhn) and see if (this person) may have committed a crime, we’ll be evaluating that,” said Scioto Coun...
Ironton Clinic doctor has medical license suspended Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A doctor the Ohio State Medical Board says was leaving blank prescriptions for others to fill out has seen his license summarily suspended.
Adam P. Hall, D.O., 39, of Powell, Ohio, whose office is located at 407 South Third St., Ironton, is accused of violating Sections 4731.22(B)(5), 4731.22(B)(10), 4731.22 (B)(15), and 4731.22(B)(20), of the Ohio Revised Code.
“That means he cannot practice,” Joan Wehrle...
Woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
LAWRENCE COUNTY — A woman arrested for throwing a dog from a moving vehicle last month has pleaded guilty in a Lawrence County court.
According to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, they received a report Monday, March 11, that someone had witnessed a dog being thrown out the window of a moving car on U.S. 52 near the Solida Road exit. The complainant, who witnessed the incident, reportedly took a p...
Event to promote Autism awareness Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Area McDonald’s restaurants and the Autism Project of Southern Ohio are teaming up to host “Light it up Blue Night” tonight. The event is being held to raise funds and awareness for the Autism Project of Southern Ohio.
“This is a special day (April 2) set aside for Autism, with the whole month of April Autism Awareness month,” said Mike Bell, President of the Autism Project of Southern Ohio.
He said from A...
