Scioto County man sentenced for workers’ comp fraud Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A West Portsmouth man was sentenced in Franklin County for returning to work as a truck driver while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a prior workplace injury. Christopher Galloway was sentenced last week and must repay close to $2,000 he improperly collected from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC).
“Mr. Galloway’s work as an independent truck driver was clearly a violation of the law...
Threat investigated at Lewis County High School Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
LEWIS COUNTY, Ky. — A Lewis County High School student has been charged with terroristic threatening.
According to the Lewis County Sheriff Department, they are investigating the report of a threat which occurred early Thursday morning at Lewis County High School. The Lewis County Sheriff Department received information that students were reporting that a male juvenile was reportedly going to bring a firearm...
Red Cross urges blood donations after winter storm disruption PDT Staff Report
Winter storms in several parts of the country have taken a toll on American Red Cross blood collections in February. Since the beginning of the month, more than 11,500 total blood donations have already been canceled in the Midwest and Northeast states due to severe winter weather.
Red Cross officials are urging individuals who live in areas not as severely impacted by winter storms to donate blood at area blood drives.
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Feight to speak at Shawnee Stories series Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
As a part of the Shawnee Stories series, Dr. Andrew Feight, an Associate Professor of History at Shawnee State University, will facilitate a discussion of “America as Invasive Species,” at Shawnee Lodge Sunday, March 3, 2013, at 2 p.m.
Shawnee Lodge welcomes the public to attend the Shawnee Stories event as he discusses the impact of American settlement on Scioto Valley’s ecosystem.
In addition to wo...
Detective quotes sibling: “Daddy hurt bubby” Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Scioto County Sheriff’s Detective Jodi Conkel says the three-year-old female sibling of Neylan Wilson told her that the child’s father hit the infant.
Conkel told a jury in the murder trial of Brandon Wilson, while she was interviewing the child, before she could ask any questions, it blurted out - “Daddy hurt bubby.”
Conkel said the child went on to say - “Bubby was crying. Daddy was mad. Daddy hit bubby....
Resident concerned with Scioto Residential Services home Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Officials at Scioto Residential Services say they are in the process of making a residence at 3008 Willow Way into a residential home for a handful of people with developmental disabilities.
“We purchased a home up there,” Jennifer Meade, director of Scioto Residential Services, said. “It’s going to be a residential home for three or four individuals. They are all developmentally disabled. They have to be to...
Minford superintendent leaving Dec. 31 Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
The Minford School Board and Superintendent Mark Wilcheck reached a mutual agreement during a regular school board meeting last week to part ways at the natural expiration of Wilcheck’s contract on Dec. 31.
Previously at Cardington Local Schools, north of Columbus, Wilcheck was hired by the Minford School Board in November 2008 to replace retiring Superintendent Dennis Meade. His first day with the dis...
Couple set to hike the Appalachian Trail Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
On March 4 Chris and Cassandra Bihl of Portsmouth are going to start a six-month journey hiking the 2,187 mile Appalachian Trail.
“This is a simple hiking trail starting in Georgia and ending in Maine. It goes through 14 states and it will take us about six months to complete,” Chris Bihl said.
When asked why he and his wife decided to do this Chris Bihl said, “this is something that I’ve always wanted to ...
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest of Chesapeake woman Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A Chesapeake area woman is facing felony drug charges following a traffic stop around 12:34 Thursday morning. Chelsey L. Barry, 19, is facing a charge of possession of heroin, a felony of the first degree.
Troopers of the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said they stopped a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix on U.S. 23 in Lucasville for a vehicle defect and a moving violation. Troopers said they detecte...
$26,400 worth of drugs confiscated after arrest Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Confiscation of 270 Oxycodone pills and 122 grams of heroin has resulted in the arrest of a Michigan man. James Earl Brown, 46, of Muskegon, Mich., is charged with possession of heroin, a felony of the first degree, and possession of Oxycodone, a second degree felony.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers stopped a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze on south bound U.S. 23 near Lucasville at approximately 7:...
