After horrific fair ride accident, Ohio beefs up inspections
Stolen semi causes mayhem
School, college mandates banned for ‘emergency use’ vaccines
Official: Worrying vaccination trends leading to ‘2 Ohios’
Uganda men with local ties taking their success back to Uganda
Latest Updates
- 4th grader donates profits to the Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund - 4:20 pm
- New Boston Council questions golf carts on their main roads - 4:19 pm
- Final Friday to celebrate Rich Moon - 3:48 pm
- Scioto Foundation announces new scholarship fund - 3:11 pm
- Shawnee State University announces Matt Mathews Early Arrival Scholarship program - 3:01 pm
- Roy Rogers Festival to be held August 4-7, 2021 - 2:50 pm
- Four arrested on drug and weapon offenses - 8:08 pm
- After horrific fair ride accident, Ohio beefs up inspections - 12:12 pm
- Patrol’s Sergeant Schuldt promoted to Lieutenant at the Portsmouth Post - 11:24 am
- Piketon woman seriously injured in crash - 11:16 am
- Four injured in single-vehicle crash - 10:10 am
- KimsKorner: More Summer learning fun - 3:56 pm
- AAA: Gas prices jump in Ohio as national average continues to rise - 3:18 pm
- Malone delivers first pitch - 2:41 pm
- Fluor-BWXT selects graduates to receive STEAM scholarships - 1:50 pm
- Stolen semi causes mayhem - 1:41 pm updated: 2:08 pm.
- SSU Board of Trustees welcomes Dr. Brenda Haas - 1:37 pm
- McDermott man arrested for breaking and entering - 2:27 pm
- Cincinnati Belle visiting Portsmouth July 22 and 23 - 3:34 pm
- 41 indictment handed down - 3:25 pm
- Chamber of Commerce to kick off membership drive - 1:49 pm
- Patrol investigates fatal crash in Lawrence County - 1:35 pm
- Sheriff arrest barricaded subject in Franklin Furnace - 9:27 am
- SOMC intern program gives nursing students a head-start in their career - 11:16 pm
- All that jazz: Local jazz musician releases new album - 10:49 pm
NEWS
Piketon woman seriously injured in crash
LUCASVILLE–On Monday, July 19 at 12:19 p.m., the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call of a two-vehicle serious injur...
Four injured in single-vehicle crash
MCDERMOTT–On Monday, July 19 at 6:55 p.m., the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call of a single-vehicle serious inju...
KimsKorner: More Summer learning fun
During my search for some more ideas to keep the brain alive for your kids this summer, I started reading something that caught my eye because it said...
AAA: Gas prices jump in Ohio as national average continues to rise
The average price of gasoline across South Central Ohio is eight cents higher this week at $3.126 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Ga...
Malone delivers first pitch
CINCINNATI — As citizens of Portsmouth and Scioto County descended upon the Queen City for Sunday’s Major League Baseball game between the...
Fluor-BWXT selects graduates to receive STEAM scholarships
SCIOTO— Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth LLC (FBP), the company performing extensive environmental cleanup work at the U.S. Department of Energy’s fo...
SPORTS
Bengals announce 1st Ring of Honor class
The Cincinnati Bengals today announced Ken Anderson and Ken Riley will join Paul Brown and Anthony Muñoz in the inaugural Ring of Honor class. Se...
Mets slam Reds in combined one-hitter
Marcus Stroman pitched one-hit ball for eight innings, Dominic Smith launched a grand slam and the New York Mets cruised to a 7-0 win over the Cincinn...
Waverly’s Flanders ready for SSU golf
WAVERLY — For any person, overcoming adversity of any kind can be difficult.However, when one hears about the journey that Waverly standout Ben ...
SSU releases 2021 volleyball schedule
PORTSMOUTH — The Shawnee State University volleyball team will play in 25 matches during its 2021 regular season, including 11 home contests, si...
Shockers top Post 23
CHILLICOTHE — The third time was the charm for Waverly Post 142.In their third meeting of the summer Senior Legion with SCOL foe Portsmouth Post...
EB’s Cox to golf at SSU
WINCHESTER — Having the opportunity to continue growing relationships while playing the sport that one loves is certainly a must for any person ...
LIFE
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...
All that jazz: Local jazz musician releases new album
WHEELERSBURG — A new album by a local jazz musician with multiple decades of experience from Wheelersburg has generated positive feedback from a...
Build an amazing wardrobe on a budget
Books should not be judged by their covers, but appearances do make a difference in people’s perceptions of others. That is why job seekers wear...
Chocolate dessert with a healthy twist
Quite often people hear the word “dessert” and immediately think of a calorie- and fat-laden decadence that may set them back several hour...
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...
The Forever Purge a movie to purge forever
Another week and ANOTHER horror film. I feel like this is October! We have another sequel this time to the Purge franchise. Originally this started ou...
OPINION
KimsKorner: More Summer learning fun
It is hard to believe that we are in the middle of summer already. And I have been trying to make sure you have some summer learning ideas, I wanted t...
Ultra processed food fight
Many reports in the medical literature and etc… have shown that ultra-processed food is higher in calories and causes more weight gain. (1,2) Bu...
A very important day in July!
Speaking to the new and disturbing phenomenon of athletes refusing to honor the flag, Former Secretary of Education William Bennett said, “These...
KimsKorner: More Summer learning fun
Yesterday was a day of celebration with picnics, games and fireworks included. Many people have been waiting on this day for quite a while. It, of cou...
Cleaning your home made simple
NewsUSA – Good housecleaning has never gone out of style, but it has taken on a new priority in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Whe...
Prepaying our way out of the recession
NewsUSA – As signs suggest a slowly improving economy, all Americans agree -; we never want to see another large recession.Consumers are learnin...
