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Latest Updates
- Friends of Portsmouth looks to beautify downtown with community cleanup event - 3:58 pm
- Soldier’s legacy inspires 5k for PTSD awareness - 3:44 pm
- “Music & Motion” festival to kick off summer - 11:38 am
- OSHP investigating single vehicle injury crash - 10:19 am
- MSP farmer’s market set to open for latest season - 4:26 pm
- 2 hospitalized, 112 infected by illness at local camp - 2:56 pm
- King’s Daughters earns national recognition for excellence from American College of Cardiology - 11:22 am
- 18 indictments handed down - 11:06 am
- Student athletes showcase skills at Special Olympics event - 3:47 pm
- American Legion Post 471 hosts community event for Memorial Day - 1:36 pm
- Agents remind parents and students of Ohio’s alcohol law ahead of graduation - 12:02 pm
- Lucasville man sentenced to 16-21 years - 10:55 am
- Valley opens doors to new athletic complex - 4:24 pm
- Portsmouth man sentenced to 10 to 13 years - 2:45 pm
- AAA: Nearly every state above $4 per gallon - 2:22 pm
- Former vet tech arrested for animal cruelty - 2:21 pm
- Prosecutor’s office concludes latest RICO case - 12:38 pm
- Army STEM Truck at Shawnee State University on May 17 - 11:21 am
- Mundhenk recipient of the Family Hearing Centers Foundation - 11:10 am
- Man wanted in string of burglaries arrested - 2:50 pm
- VRS students party for prom at SSU - 2:42 pm
- Sonya Swain Memorial Scholarship Fund created - 12:40 pm
- Sheriff’s office searching for wanted supect - 10:35 am
- Craftsmen for Kids donate building blocks for success - 4:56 pm
- SSU ‘22 raises for The Shawnee Fund - 4:52 pm
NEWS
American Legion Post 471 hosts community event for Memorial Day
PORTSMOUTH—A local American Legion post is gearing up to host a free community event this Memorial Day to benefit local veterans.Chartered by Co...
Agents remind parents and students of Ohio’s alcohol law ahead of graduation
COLUMBUS– Agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) and the Ohio Division of Liquor Control are reminding high school students not to use dr...
Lucasville man sentenced to 16-21 years
PORTSMOUTH — On April 27, 2022, a Lucasville man, 35-year-old Carl Dustin Pistole pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and robbery. He was sent...
Valley opens doors to new athletic complex
LUCASVILLE—Troy Gahm hasn’t grown tired yet of folks’ reactions to seeing the new athletic complex at Valley High School for the fir...
Portsmouth man sentenced to 10 to 13 years
PORTSMOUTH — On April 22, 2022, Rockie Johnson, of Portsmouth Ohio was sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison for his convictions for narcotics-r...
AAA: Nearly every state above $4 per gallon
The average price of gasoline across South Central Ohio is 19 cents higher this week at $4.283 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas P...
SPORTS
Titans finally get past Peebles
RIO GRANDE — This time, there was simply no Titan-ic meltdown, and simply no improbable Peebles comeback.Indeed, this time, the Notre Dame queen...
May 19th, 2022 updated: May 20th, 2022. |
Sayre signs with SSU baseball
WEST PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth West senior Eli Sayre will be living out his dream of playing the sport he loves at the collegiate level.At a signi...
Francona back managing Guardians following COVID-19 outbreak
CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians manager Terry Francona missed so much time over the past two seasons that even a four-game absence was difficult.R...
Raise makes OSU’s Day one of highest-paid coaches
Ohio State is hiking Ryan Day’s annual salary to $9.5 million as part of a two-year contract extension that will put him among the nation’...
Reds, Guardians postponed by rain, teams will play Thursday
CLEVELAND (AP) — Steady rain and a wet forecast postponed Wednesday night’s series finale between the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardi...
Pirates power past Mohawks
CHILLICOTHE — It’s a new postseason tournament, but it’s the same old story, or in this case letter of the alphabet, for the high-po...
LIFE
The functions of different parts of the brain
The human brain is a marvel. Everything from thought to memory to emotion is controlled by the brain, which only underscores how impressive this incre...
Dad’s Day dining he’s bound to love
Father’s Day is an opportunity to shower Dad with extra love and attention. Special outings and heartfelt gifts typically are part of the celebr...
Portsmouth Public Library book recommendations
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Public Library would like to recommend these book titles. Each title is available to borrow with your library card! ...
OVP HEALTH CARE selects Wade Martin as CEO
Huntington, WV — The Board of Directors of OVP HEALTH CARE, a non-profit organization committed to making quality health care services accessibl...
Portsmouth Public Library book recommendations
The Portsmouth Public Library would like to recommend these book titles. Each title is available to borrow with your library card! For more book recom...
Common triggers for headaches
Headaches can be a nuisance unlike any other. When suffering from headache, it’s not uncommon for individuals to experience difficulty concentra...
OPINION
Magically hard to follow or care
Well, we made it to Hogwarts this week. I will start this review by stating I’m not the biggest Harry Potter fan. I’ve watched the films b...
April 29th, 2022 updated: April 29th, 2022. |
If you are a fan of the video game series go see this
Hey everyone! I took two weeks off as I have been pretty sick. I joked that some weeks I don’t love seeing a new movie but I truly missed it in ...
Where courage abounds
It was the English statesman Sir Edmund Burke who said, “But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possi...
Grow in grace and knowledge
If you’ve ever planted a garden, you know that the only way it can grow properly is if they are carefully nurtured. In order to have good flower...
Did I ask you for your advice?
This week I’m not writing about a hospice patient; I’m confessing my sins. I confess that giving unsolicited advice and making premature s...
The plot is a little cookie-cutter
Ok. We have a RETRO REVIEW this week. The plan is The Lost City next week but Beth and I watched a classic (she had never seen) recently and I think i...
