Suspended doctor has hearing scheduled Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A doctor whose medical license was recently summarily suspended the Ohio State Medical Board, has requested an administrative hearing. Dr. Adam Hall, D.O., 39, of Powell, Ohio, whose office is located at 407 Third Street in Ironton, was suspended on April 1, when the State Medical Board said he was leaving blank prescriptions for others to fill out.
According to the particulars of the Notice of Summary Suspe...
National Foster Care Awareness and Appreciation Month Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
The month of May is National Foster Care Awareness and Appreciation Month, and the Scioto County Children Services said they are urgently seeking more foster parents in the community.
In 1853, the Children’s Aid Society was founded in response to the problem of orphaned or abandoned children living in New York. Rather than allow these children to become institutionalized or continue to live on the stre...
Dewine joins effort asking FDA for addictive med labels Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
In 2011, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited Portsmouth and took a tour of the maternity ward at Southern Ohio Medical Center, where he was briefed on the number of babies that were born addicted to drugs.
“It cuts across all economic bounds,” DeWine said. “It is not a middle-class problem. It cuts all over the place geographically. The numbers I find to be quite staggering at this facility, but this f...
LSSWMD plans e-waste and shred day event for Friday Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The Lawrence Scioto Solid Waste Management District (LSSWMD) will hold its second annual free e-waste and document shred day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 17 at Valley Foods, 415 Market Street in Portsmouth.
“This is the second year we are offering free of charge to the residents of Scioto County. We have done this for numerous years at our annual HHW (Household, Hazardous Waste) event,” said Dan Pal...
Councilman Basham announces resignation Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Third Ward Portsmouth City Councilman Nick Basham announced Monday night that he is resigning his position on Council.
Basham said he is planning to move to Lawrence County, which would put him closer to his job as a music teacher at Rock Hill High School. His wife Renee also is employed at Rock Hill High School.
“In the past four years I think the citizens have witnessed a more transparent council,” Basha...
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...
