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...
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.
Accord...
Clay High School to launch first theatre production with, “Almost Maine” Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
The Panther Players of Clay High School are preparing to present John Cariani’s “Almost Maine,” for their debut production. The musical is set to convene May 16-17 at the high school.
Joseph Pratt, production director, said they are ecstatic about the production and are looking forward to it with great anticipation.
“Almost Maine is about 18 different characters and it covers the course of one night in...
Slip repair project to start Monday Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
An Ohio Department of Transportation’s slip repair project is set to begin Monday on State Route 73 in Scioto County, which is expected to change traffic patterns.
According to released information, on Monday, May 6, crews from Shelly and Sands, Inc., will begin construction on S.R. 73 at the 8.50-mile marker, approximately 1.5 miles east of S.R. 348 at Otway and near Township Road 339 (Milt Jones Road). The...
Otway FD to ask for levy in fall election Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
According to Shad Ruby, Assistant Chief of the Otway Fire Department, they intend to approach voters in the fall for a levy to help them construct a new fire station.
In March of 2012 an F-0 tornado damaged part of the Otway Fire Station that was used to store the department’s fire engine.
After the tornado, the station has received an outpouring of support and equipment from across the region and from a v...
Project DAWN credited with saving 14th life Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided with Naloxone) has credited with saving its 14th life recently according to Lisa Roberts, Public Health Nurse with the Portsmouth City Health Department.
In 2012, the Portsmouth City Health Department was chosen by the Ohio Department of Health to be Ohio’s first Community-Based Naloxone Overdose Reversal Project. Project DAWN started in 2012.
The program is funded with seed mo...
Council to consider voting on pay raise Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
On the heels of an announcement by Portsmouth Mayor David Malone that the city is now in “fiscal watch” status, Portsmouth City Council will discuss voting to give themselves a pay raise.
The item appears on the Mayor’s Conference Agenda under “discussion items.” The item reads, “Each member of the Council shall receive a salary of five thousand ($5,000) a year, provided that the member selected to serve as ...
Woman indicted for stabbing boyfriend Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
A Wheelersburg woman has been indicted on a charge of domestic violence after being arrested for stabbing her boyfriend. Phyllis Michelle Niner, 37, of 106 Allegheny Hill, is charged with stabbing Jeffrey Sowards, 48, also of 106 Allegheny Hill.
According to the official report from the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was called to a stabbing report in the 8000 block of Hayport Road in Wheelersburg ...
Commissioner denies union roof inspector Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
The local unions have been critical of the project to install a new roof on the Scioto County Courthouse since it began and the scrutiny continues even after the project’s completion.
Fred Gee, Market Development Representative for the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, recently sent a letter to Mike Crabtree, Chairman of the Scioto County Commissioners voicing some of his concerns.
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Prison hunger strike over media access ends JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An inmate sentenced to death for his role in a historic Ohio prison riot and a fellow prisoner ended a nearly one-month hunger strike this week without winning the direct media access they sought.
Through a spokesman, Siddique Abdullah Hasan said he and Gregory Curry ended a protest Monday that began April 11, on the 20th anniversary of the deadly Lucasville uprising. Hasan was sentence...
