Wenstrup votes to repeal Obamacare Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
For the 37th time the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to repeal or defund the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is now in the final months before full implementation on Jan. 1. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH2) was one of those who voted for the full repeal.
The repeal measure was authored by Representative Michele Bachmann, former Republican presidential candidate and Tea Party leader,...
SRS faces fee increase due to missing work permit Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Because of a little known ordinance, the city of Portsmouth has doubled the fee involved in the construction work being done at 3008 Willow Way, a house purchased by Scioto Residential Services for the housing of clients with disabilities.
In recent days the purchase has been a point of controversy with several citizens of that area coming before Portsmouth City Council to request intervention by the city, c...
Film director promotes movie at Portsmouth Cinema Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
In 2005, an unlikely team of high school boys in Gibsonburg, Ohio, had one of their worst baseball seasons ever with a first-year coach, only to come back in tournament play to win the state championship. Their amazing true-story inspired a book and movie, titled “Gibsonburg,” and director Bob Mahaffey was promoting the film at Portsmouth 8 Cinema Friday afternoon.
But the amazing success of the newcom...
Compass withdraws request for monastery rezoning Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Compass Community Health is withdrawing it’s request for the rezoning of the property at 2311 Stockham Lane in Portsmouth.
Compass Community Health was looking to turn the former Saint Joseph Adoration Monastery into a medical facility for women with high-risk pregnancies as a result of addiction or other social problems.
In an open letter to the community, Ed Hughes, CEO of Compass Community Health, said,...
Lawrence county accident leaves two injured Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
When a car and a motorcycle collide, the motorcycle usually takes the worst of it. That’s what happened again around 5:42 p.m. Wednesday. The Ironton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says it is investigating a two-vehicle crash involving two injuries that occurred on U.S. 52 at the intersection with County Road 1 in Lawrence County.
A 2000 Suzuki motorcycle was eastbound on U.S. 52 and a 2003 Chevrolet ...
Furry friends visit Best Care Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
WHEELERSBURG — In celebration of National Nursing Home Week, Best Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center held a Dog Show for their residents Thursday.
Christina Boyles, Activities Director at Best Care, said their focus is person-centered care.
“Our objective is to turn our nursing home into a home for our residents. We had had a host activities during the course of this week in addition to the Dog Sho...
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...
