Registration for SOMC’s Camp LIFE now open Parents looking for a unique way to keep their children active, healthy and occupied this summer are encouraged to sign up for CampLIFE at Southern Ohio Medical Center.
“Camp LIFE is a fun opportunity for kids to make new friends, get fit, and learn skills that will help them stay healthy long after camp is over,” Brad Zieber, supervisor of PT, PEC and Special Projects at the SOMC LIFE Center, said. “The program is open to children ages 7 t...
Fluor-B&W Surpasses 3 Million Hours Without Lost Time Injury PDT Staff Report
PIKETON — Employees of Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC, the primary contractor for cleanup operations at the former uranium enrichment facilities at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Portsmouth Site, have surpassed 3 million work hours without a lost-time injury, the company announced recently.
The safety milestone was reached despite a challenging winter with plenty of ice and snow at the end of April during ramp-up of field ...
Ohio Cannabis Rights amendment clears hurdle Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Friday certified the petition for the proposed constitutional amendment submitted by the Ohio Rights Group dealing with the legalization of therapeutic marijuana in the state.
On May 7, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office received a written petition to amend the Ohio Constitution by adding the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment. The submission was certified Friday as containing b...
Circle of Hope 5k upcoming Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
The local Salvation Army is gearing up to host their first local Circle of Hope 5k. The event is being held in conjunction with the 76th Annual National Donut Day.
Mark Ferreira, Commanding Officer of The Salvation Army, said the 5k is open to all, and is being held in conjunction with National Donut Day observance on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at 9 a.m.
“Its a 5k event, with running and walking categorie...
Third Ward council seat now contested Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Kevin E. Johnson, the only person who filed petitions to have his name on the November ballot to become Third Ward City Councilman, may have opposition after all. According to the Scioto County Board of Elections, Lance Richardson, who resides in the Third Ward, has taken out a paper in anticipation of being a write-in candidate for that position.
A spokesperson for the Board of Elections said Richardson has...
Exsell opens new office in Wheelersburg Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Exsell Realty Group has hung up a new sign in a new location on Center Street across from the post office in Wheelersburg. Friday they were serving refreshments and meeting new people.
“This is our eighth year in real estate, me as a company and a broker,” owner and broker Nakia T.J. Steward said. “I’ve been in business for 10 years in the real estate business in the Scioto County area.”
Steward said locat...
Vinton County woman charged with rape Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Vinton County Prosecutor Trecia Kimes-Brown and Vinton County Sheriff Shawn Justice announced Thursday the arrest of a McArthur woman on a 12-count indictment alleging she sexually assaulted a child.
A Vinton County Grand Jury indicted Cassandra Holsinger on three counts each of rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, and kidnapping.
“The acts this woman is accused...
Bridge replaced at NB’s Millbrook Park Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
The Village of New Boston on Thursday installed a new walking bridge at Millbrook Park to replace the original wooden bridge that washed away in 2007 flood.
New Boston Councilman Dan Fetty said the village received $5,000 from a damage claim filed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, after the original bridge was washed away in a 2007 flood that sank most of the lower-east end of the village u...
Wenstrup votes to repeal Obamacare Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
For the 37th time the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to repeal or defund the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is now in the final months before full implementation on Jan. 1. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH2) was one of those who voted for the full repeal.
The repeal measure was authored by Representative Michele Bachmann, former Republican presidential candidate and Tea Party leader,...
SRS faces fee increase due to missing work permit Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Because of a little known ordinance, the city of Portsmouth has doubled the fee involved in the construction work being done at 3008 Willow Way, a house purchased by Scioto Residential Services for the housing of clients with disabilities.
In recent days the purchase has been a point of controversy with several citizens of that area coming before Portsmouth City Council to request intervention by the city, c...
