Death Notices BENDER
PORTSMOUTH — Richard E. Bender, 61, of Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE.
KEENEY
GREENUP, Ky. — Freda Louise Keeney, 77, of Greenup, passed away, Friday, March 15, 2013, at Community Hospice in Ashland Ky. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2013, at Wright’s Funeral Home in Greenup. Visitation is 5 p.m. Monda...
Impact Youth Program coming to local church Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Columbus native Shawn Harper played his college football at Indiana University and went on to play in the National Football League, including a stint with the Indianapolis Colts. Harper suffered an injury while playing in the NFL, which led to the abuse of drugs. There came a point when he turned his life around, and now he will be telling his story Sunday at 10 a.m. at Impact Youth Sunday program at the Cedar...
Ohio school moves Jesus portrait at center of suit LISA CORNWELL
Associated Press
CINCINNATI — A Jesus portrait that has embroiled a southern Ohio school district in a federal lawsuit has been moved from the middle school to a high school at the preference of a Christian-based student club that the district views as the picture’s owner.
Phil Howard, superintendent of the Jackson City Schools, said Friday that the portrait was moved earlier this week at the request of the Hi-Y club, whic...
Truck flipped in two-car accident Friday Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
A two-vehicle accident involving a pickup truck and Chevrolet Cavalier, occurred at the intersection of Ninth and Waller Streets on Friday at approximately 7:55 p.m.
Sgt. Rob Davis of the Portsmouth Police Department was the officer called to the scene of the accident. According to Davis, the truck was travelling east through the intersection of Ninth Street and Waller Streets.
The Chevrolet Cavalier w...
Fix a Leak, save a bunch Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The average U.S. home wastes more than 11,000 gallons of water each year, enough to fill an Olympic size swimming pool. That’s more than 1 trillion gallons nationally.
Together with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is promoting “Fix a Leak Week,” March 18 - 24, 2013. Fix a Leak Week is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Water...
Sheriff has questions for government officials Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Adams County Sheriff Kim Rogers has some heavy questions he wants answered, and he is looking for answers to those questions when he meets with staffers from offices of government officials Thursday.
“Somebody from (U.S. senator Rob) Portman’s office, somebody from (U.S. Senator Sherrod) Brown’s office, somebody from (State Representative) Terry Johnson’s office, and a couple of the other ones, will be here,...
Authorities look for man who robbed Wheelersburg bank Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a robber that successfully made off with an undetermined amount of cash despite an apparent wardrobe malfunction.
Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said his office is currently investigating a bank robbery which occurred at the US Bank located at 400 Center St.
Donini said his office received a call from a bank teller at US ...
Portman announces support for gay marriage Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Republican Senator Rob Portman has reversed his stance on gay marriage.
Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay.
Ohio’s junior senator disclosed his change of heart in interviews with several Ohio newspapers and CNN. In an op-ed published Friday in The Columbus Dispatch he said the decision came after a lot of thought.
“I ha...
Meth lab found in bedroom Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Law enforcement officers never know where they are going to find a meth lab. Thursday Pike County authorities found one inside a stolen truck. Two days earlier, they came across a one-pot operation in the bedroom of a city residence.
Portsmouth Police Chief Robert Ware and Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said on Tuesday, at around 10:50 p.m., officers from the Portsmouth Police Department responded to ...
SOMC announces pediatric facility Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Southern Ohio Medical Center will unveil a new facility this summer to answer the need for pediatric care in the community. SOMC Pediatric Associates will be located on the entire first floor of the Fulton Building on SOMC’s main campus.
“It’s something that is going to be totally new to the area,” SOMC President and CEO Randy Arnett said. “It’s going to be a seven-day-a-week office with extended hours.”
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