State calls East Portsmouth Elementary a “School of Honor” Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
SCIOTOVILLE — The Portsmouth City School Board rewarded faculty and staff of East Portsmouth Elementary School with a special luncheon on Friday, for earning the “High Progress School of Honor” designation from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). Only 90 schools in the state of Ohio have received this title.
According to a letter sent to Elementary Principal Kristi Toppins, the department establish...
Religious and business leaders gather regarding immigration Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
As Congress prepares to take up the Senate Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform bill proposal, an unprecedented coalition of Ohio faith and business leaders are gathering at the Ohio Statehouse to voice their support for an effective, long-term immigration system that respects the rule of law while also acknowledging immigrants’ human dignity and important role in our economy and our communities.
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PUCO approves Duke Energ rate hike Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
One of the points of discussion surrounding the proposed New Steel plant to be located in Franklin Furnace has been the need for an energy company to contract with the facility to purchase the excess power which would be produced at the plant. Among those mentioned as a possible customer was Duke Energy. However one of the stumbling blocks was Duke Energy’s request for a rate increase from the Public Utilities...
Benefit for ALS upcoming Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Chris Slater was an active man. He worked at MarkWest Hydrocarbon in South Shore. He is now unemployed, on short-term disability. His speech is slurred. He has no use of his hands, and can’t even button his shirt. His wife has been forced to quit her job to stay home with him and care for him.
That scenario is played out everywhere Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis aggressively attacks the body. Better known as ...
Webb works on Tobacco Settlement Fund Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
FRANKFORT — The Tobacco Settlement Fund Oversight Committee held its monthly meeting Wednesday in Frankfort.
The committee has jurisdiction on the usage of the funds the state receives as a part of the Master Settlement Agreement. Senator Robin Webb, D-Grayson, whose district includes Greenup and Lewis Counties, was one of the original drafters of House Bill 61 in 2002 when she was a member of the Kentucky H...
ND students prepare for soap box derby Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The Kentucky Derby will take place this weekend in Louisville, Ky., but a group of Notre Dame Elementary students has their focus on another type of derby.
The students were busy Thursday afternoon preparing parts and components of three soap box derby cars for a Science, Engineering, Technology and Math (STEM) competition in Akron, Ohio later this month.
According to released information, the All American...
AAA7 warns residents about scam Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) issued a warning this week after learning that individuals in Lawrence and Scioto Counties are knocking on doors and fraudulently claiming to be representatives of the AAA7.
Agency spokesperson Jenni Dovyak-Lewis said the AAA7 office in Wheelersburg has been notified of at least three questionable incidents last month — two in Lawrence County and one in the ci...
First Responders Parade in NB, May 18 Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
NEW BOSTON — Daymar College and the village of New Boston are collaborating this month for the Third Annual First Responders Parade on May 18.
Started in 2011, the parade honors emergency first responders and military servicemen and women and veterans.
“In the wake of this past year, and all the stuff that’s been going on across the country, first responders have been at the forefront and it’s time t...
Bed bugs found at Portsmouth Elementary Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Portsmouth City Schools Superintendent Scott Dutey said Thursday that the school has found bed bugs in Portsmouth Elementary School this week and taken quick action to eradicate them. Portsmouth is the second school district in Scioto County to report finding bed bugs this year.
“They were seen Tuesday, and we had everything sprayed (Tuesday and Wednesday nights) and we’re going to be spraying again th...
Exit ramp to be closed for two months Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The Ohio Department Of Transportation (ODOT) announced that as a part of the U.S. Route 52 construction project, contractors will be closing the exit ramp on State Route 239 for up to two months starting Monday.
Earlier this year ODOT awarded a $12 million contract to Complete General Construction of Columbus to rehabilitate bridges on and resurface U.S. 52, S.R. 239, S.R. 73, S.R. 852 in West Portsmouth.
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