Groves is competent to stand trial for son’s murder
Oliver resigns from CPS board
Council adds 5 items to agenda.
Rumpke landfill expansion opposed
Walsh University holds Portsmouth forum
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NEWS
Phipps is volunteer of the month
Claire Phipps Receives Volunteer of the MonthAtomic Credit Union is pleased to announce the October Volunteer of the Month, Claire Phipps! Claire is a...
Florida murder victim confirmed as area woman
According to various media in Florida and elsewhere the woman found allegedly murdered at a beach in Hollywood, Fla., on Oct. 9 was a Blue Creek resid...
First trial in Rhoden murders set for Nov. 18
As recently as Thursday afternoon, the office of the clerk of the Pike County Court Of Common Pleas was reporting no new date had been set for the jur...
Plant contamination study awaits final approval
A long-awaited environmental study of alleged contamination possibly spreading from the defunct Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant still is in the wor...
Romp-O-Ween to highlight dedication
Something pretty great is happening Sunday afternoon, Portsmouth is getting their multi-use path at Mound Park, something that many did not think woul...
PLT Casts The Witches
After a successful season opener, the Portsmouth Little Theatre has announced a cast listing of its second show of the season, “The Witches.R...
SPORTS
Lady Falcons sweep Panthers for sectional crown
MINFORD — They say that the early bird gets the worm.Or, in this case, these early birds got themselves a sectional championship.With an early s...
Mohawks, Pirates win D-III sectional volleyball titles
McDERMOTT — Simply put, welcome back Lady Mohawks.That’s because the Northwest High School volleyball team captured its first sectional ch...
Jeeps, Pirates clinch district final berths
Wheelersburg and South Webster both punched tickets to Division III district final games with wins over district semifinal opponents at Waverly’...
Oaks upset Falcons on last-second FG
MINFORD — It was highly unlikely anybody saw this one coming.In arguably the upset of the Southeastern Ohio football season thus far, the Oak Hi...
October 20th, 2019 updated: October 20th, 2019. |
East falls to Symmes Valley in SOC I play
WILLOW WOOD - East fell in their SOC I road contest with Symmes Valely 39-8, Friday in Willow Wood.After facing the Vikings earlier in the season, a 4...
October 19th, 2019 updated: October 19th, 2019. |
Trojans earn third straight W, down Fairland
PROCTORVILLE - The Portsmouth Trojans rattled off their third straight victory of the 2019 season with a 20-12 road win over OVC rival Fairland.It wou...
LIFE
Abominable has heart
Directed by Jill CultonStarring: Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Eddie Izzard, Sarah PaulsonRuntime: 87 minutesRating PG (for some ...
Fall Trade Days hits Lucasville this weekend
If you are looking to buy anything from mums to car parts to lawnmowers to a new hunting rifle, the upcoming fall Lucasville Trade Days could be a wor...
Ad Astra
Ad AstraDirected by Neil MarshallStarring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Liv Tyler, Ruth Negga, Donald SutherlandRuntime: 123 minutesRating: PG-13 (for ...
Pay It Forward
I’m stepping out of my normal format this week. I’m not writing about a hospice patient; but about Charlie. I’m writing about one of...
Salvation Army Church
In 1894 the bell ringing and service to our community began. Each year at Christmas and even throughout the community benefits from one organization o...
OPINION
When adults bully adults, kids suffer
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. “Every day thousands of young people experience bullying from their peers while at school, after ...
Social Security ColumnUnderstanding social security spouses’ benefits
Marriage is a tradition that exists on every continent and in nearly every country. Having a partner not only means creating a family unit, it means s...
UNDERGROUNDIs art only valuable if its pragmatic?
Something was clogging the bathroom sink. I fished out another note from the Creative Underground. The paper was rolled up in a small plastic baggie. ...
Is Ohio serious about domestic violence?
More than 76,000 domestic disputes were reported to Ohio police in 2017, according to Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.The Ohi...
Hostas Are Problem Solvers for Shade
Hosta is a perennial foliage plant so well known and widely planted that many gardeners take it for granted. There are over 3000 named varieties, all ...
Three studies and two editorials
The September 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has lots of interest to fat science aficionados.The treatment of type...
