Johnson: Council pay change reduces costs Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
First Ward Portsmouth City Councilman Kevin Johnson said the devil is in the details of the proposed pay raise for Portsmouth City Council members. In a story in the Daily Times over the weekend, it was reported that City Council members will discuss a raise from the current $600 a year to $5,000 and a raise from $1,000 to $6,000 for the Council president, currently Steve Sturgill of the city’s Sixth Ward.
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Traffic stop reveals woman hiding pills in bra Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A woman with pills in her bra has received a court summons from the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office.
Brooke Collis, 29, of 218 River St., Friendship, faces a charge of possession of drugs, after deputies initiated a traffic stop on Slab Run. Deputies said the vehicle was occupied by two people and the driver, a male, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was removed from the vehicle and t...
BWC could return $810,000 to public employers in Scioto Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich announced on Monday that $112.8 million — from his proposed a $1 billion rebate for customers of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) — would go to 3,800 public employers in the state of Ohio. Locally, 42 public employees in Scioto County would share rebates of $810,320.
According to Kasich’s office, the $1.9 billion proposal is made possible by larger-than-expected f...
ODOT to begin resurfacing bridges on Ohio 140 Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A two-lane resurfacing and bridge repair project is set to begin on Ohio 140 in Scioto County as preliminary operations get under way this week.
On Wednesday, contractors for the Ohio Department of Transportation will begin repair work on bridges located at the 8.52 and 12.39-mile markers, which are situated between County Road 51 (Great Meadow Road) and C.R. 17 (Frederick Road) at Scioto Furnace and between...
City manager qualifications released Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Portsmouth City Council has announced the requirements; the key competencies; the position summary and job responsibilities. The city manager of Portsmouth will serve as the chief executive officer of the city and the duties are established in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC 705.59)
When Portsmouth changes over from the present Mayor form of government to the Counci/City Manager form in January of 2014, the perso...
Portsmouth man faces several drug charges Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Shawn D. Vaughters, 26, of 930 29th St. Lot 21, Portsmouth faces several charges after being arrested Saturday. Around 2:26 p.m. Saturday, Portsmouth police responded to the 29th Street address after receiving information that Vaughters was growing marijuana.
A witness, said he had seen that Vaughters was growing marijuana in the bedroom of the trailer where he was living and that he had tried to get help fo...
South Shore Chief recovered from injury Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The Greenup County Sheriff’s Office told the Daily Times Monday the South Shore Police officer and the Greenup County Sheriff’s deputy, injured in an April 12 drug arrest are back on the job.
In a follow-up to the story of April 16, the Daily Times was unable to reach the South Shore Police Department, but talked instead with the Greenup County Sheriff’s Office and inquired about deputy Cody Fuller and P...
‘Love and Theft’ performing benefit concert for West Schools Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
National county music recording artists Love and Theft, and Canaan Smith will be performing a benefit concert at Portsmouth West High School Football Stadium on July 21 to help raise money for new technologies at Washington-Nile Schools.
“We’re looking at white boards for the rooms, new iPads, laptops,” said Washington-Nile Superintendent Jeff Stricklett. “Right now our middle school is equipped with w...
Newsweek lists Valley among “Best High Schools” Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
LUCASVILLE — Newsweek magazine has released its annual list of the 2,000 best high schools in the United States — including Valley High School at No. 1,959 on the list, with 100 percent graduation rate and 66 percent of students going to college.
“I think it says a lot about the type of community we have that cares about the kids and puts them first,” said Valley Superintendent Carl McCrory.
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Two men and a woman arrested in South Shore meth bust Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A Portsmouth man and a Sciotoville woman were among the three people arrested at a meth lab in South Shore, Ky. Alvin Branham, 42, of Portsmouth and Tasmine Hammons, 25, of Sciotoville, are both charged with trafficking in methamphetamine while Dennis Darby, Jr., 45, of South Shore, faces charges of manufacturing methamphetamine, first degree wanton endangerment, and possession of heroin.
On Saturday, at aro...
