Spring forward and change your smoke alarms Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
Sunday morning begins Daylight Savings Time, turning clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. This is also the time to remember to put new batteries in your smoke detectors.
New Boston Fire Chief Chris Bender said a small fire started in the back of a house on Harrisonville Avenue over the weekend, but the two people inside got out safely thanks in part to a functioning smoke alarm. Bender said the two people s...
County Engineer: Covered bridge funding coming Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Scioto County Engineer Craig Opperman, and others have been working for months in an effort to restore the Otway Covered Bridge. In an interview with the Daily Times , Opperman said the project will get funded but the extent of funding is still unknown.
In August of 2012 a federal grant of $285,025 was awarded to fund needed repairs and upgrades to the Otway Covered Bridge. In order to receive the funding, ...
Florida Doctor takes pill mill allegations to UN Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The actions taken by a Florida doctor could have long-ranging effects that could eventually impact Scioto County.
Dr. Robert Ben Mitchell, DO, has sent a Letter of Allegation (LOA) concerning what he refers to as “the Florida Pill Mill Massacres (FPMM) which took place in the state of Florida from 2001 through 2011” to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council.
Mitchell says the LOA charges the Florida Boar...
Unidentified driver parks car in bedroom Portia Williams
PDT Staff Writer
An unidentified driver fled the scene of a single-car accident that resulted in that vehicle resting partially in the bedroom of a Portsmouth residence Monday evening.
The Portsmouth Police Department responded to a call at 1110 13th Street in Portsmouth, where a 2002 Oldsmobile Alero had crashed into the rear of a residence, leaving extensive damage to the home.
According to the Portsmouth Police Depa...
Merrill hired as Green treasurer Ryan Scott Ottney
PDT Staff Writer
FRANKLIN FURNACE — The Green School Board hired Brodie Merrill as district treasurer during their regular school board meeting on Feb. 22. This latest hire continues a treasurer shuffle that began at Portsmouth City School and touched five school districts so far.
According to Green Superintendent Sandy Mers, Merrill was formerly an assistant treasurer at Sciotoville Community School for three years un...
Scioto County grand jury indicts 17 Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The most recent session of the Scioto County grand jury has indicted 17 people, 11 of which cover 42 drug counts.
Gregory Baker, Jr., 35, of South Webster is charged with illegal manufacture of drugs or cultivation of methamphetamine within the vicinity of a juvenile; illegal possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs within the vicinity of a juvenile; possession of drugs - methamphetamine; illegal...
Men arrested for meth manufacturing Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Two Portsmouth men have been arrested on charges of illegal manufacture of methamphetamine.
Portsmouth Police Chief Robert Ware and Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said at approximately 9:52 p.m. Friday, officers from the Portsmouth Police Department responded to the complaint of an active Methamphetamine lab at 2115 Robinson Ave. in Portsmouth. After arriving at the residence, officers obtained a cons...
Jury finds Wilson guilty of murder Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The jury deliberated for nearly three hours Tuesday before returning a guilty verdict on the charge of murder in the case of Brandon Wilson, 23, of 1202 Rosemount Road, Portsmouth, charged in the beating death of 10-month-old Neylan Wilson, who died on Nov. 19, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
Judge William T. Marshall read the verdict shortly after 3 p.m.
“On the charge of aggravated murder,...
Good news comes in bunches for USEC Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The good news continues to roll in for the funding of the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) program at the American Centrifuge Project (ACP) in Piketon. News from Capitol Hill is that $150 million is included in the House Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the USEC RD&D process which is a joint effort by USEC and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Section 1402 of the CR reads - “In addition to amou...
Letters to firefighter allege criminal conduct Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Through a public records request, the Daily Times obtained two letters sent by Portsmouth Fire Chief Bill Raison and Portsmouth Mayor David Malone to the former firefighter being investigated for embezzlement of funds from IAFF Local 512, the firefighters union.
The first letter from Raison, sent on Dec. 18, 2012, to Eric C. (Clint) Wallace, read - “You are hereby notified that, effective immediately, you ...
