Latest Updates
- Andy Cole vows to ‘Put Portsmouth First’ - 5:02 pm
- Gary Jenkins, high school student continues active 3rd Ward campaign - 4:52 pm
- Jerry Skiver seeks 3rd Ward seat - 3:59 pm updated: 4:44 pm.
- Seven arrested during law enforcement operation - 2:50 pm
- Annual student art show goes virtual in 2021 - 2:38 pm
- ODH: 6 new COVID cases reported Friday - 2:27 pm
- Sheriff vehicle junkyard situation resolved - 3:27 pm
- 9 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday - 3:02 pm
- Minford Elementary dedicates new playground - 2:55 pm
- Local teacher explains why he took the COVID-19 vaccine - 1:30 pm
- Biden to pull US troops from Afghanistan, end ‘forever war’ - 12:33 pm
- Scioto Foundation announces first quarter grants for 2021 - 11:33 am
- Lucasville Trade Days make return for 2021 season - 4:00 pm
- Protests over man shot dead at hospital reach police station - 2:52 pm
- ODH: 5 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday - 2:49 pm
- Operation Christmas Child extends VBS opportunity - 1:51 pm
- Council share vision on Market Square pavilion - 5:00 pm
- Pickaway County man arrested for rape - 4:16 pm
- ODH: 3 new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday - 3:22 pm
- Man shot by police, hospital security in emergency room - 11:18 am updated: 11:31 am.
- US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports - 8:34 am
- Rep. Johnson discusses tank ordeal at Portsmouth Airport - 5:03 pm
- Kim’s Korner: Children’s spring cleaning - 3:56 pm
- ODH: 1 death; 7 new COVID-19 Cases reported Monday - 2:47 pm
- Red Cross asking for volunteers - 2:39 pm
NEWS

Local teacher explains why he took the COVID-19 vaccine
PORTSMOUTH- Gerald Cadogan is a prominent name in the Portsmouth community. The Portsmouth native has a long list of accomplishments and has lived a l...

Biden to pull US troops from Afghanistan, end ‘forever war’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will withdraw remaining U.S. troops from the “forever war” in Afghanistan, d...
Scioto Foundation announces first quarter grants for 2021
PORTSMOUTH — The Scioto Foundation has awarded grants totaling $105,756.54 to ten local nonprofit organizations for the first quarter of 2021.Th...

Lucasville Trade Days make return for 2021 season
LUCASVILLE — After one set of days last September, the Lucasville Trade Days are coming back in 2021 with three events throughout the course of ...

Protests over man shot dead at hospital reach police station
COLUMBUS (AP) — Police in Ohio’s capital city used pepper spray on a small group of people who briefly breached the outer doors of the age...

ODH: 5 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday
SCIOTO — The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported five new cases Wednesday for Scioto County.The new cases total stays at 6,271 since the st...
SPORTS

Valley pitching allows two hits in shutout win over Oak Hill
OAK HILL — The least amount of runs you allow your opponent to score is typically best.For the third time this season, the Valley Indians (7-4) ...
April 16th, 2021 updated: April 16th, 2021. |

Titans score in bunches, best South Point
SOUTH POINT — Notre Dame did their scoring in bunches on Thursday.The Titans scored at-least three runs in four different innings during their 1...

Risner’s walk off helps Minford edge Fairland
MINFORD — Minford senior Matthew Risner’s walk off single with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Falcons their second ex...
April 16th, 2021 updated: April 16th, 2021. |

Early runs pace Lady Pirates past SW: ‘Burg takes meeting of SOC II unbeatens
SOUTH WEBSTER — Sometime’s it’s about how you start and not how you finish.The Wheelersburg Lady Pirates bolstered a 10-0 lead over ...
April 16th, 2021 updated: April 16th, 2021. |

Persistence pays off: Lady Titans stay unbeaten with road win over Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Persistency is a trait that can help one in the classroom, in a work environment, or in a quest for doing something on a consistent...
April 16th, 2021 updated: April 16th, 2021. |

SPRING SCOREBOARD — April 15
SPRING SCOREBOARD — April 15BaseballMinford 4, Fairland 3 (8 innings)Valley 5, Oak Hill 0Portsmouth West 5, South Webster 3Northwest 4, Eastern ...
April 15th, 2021 updated: April 16th, 2021. |
LIFE

Tips to avoid bringing job stress home to the family
The lines between work and home life can easily become blurred. Such lines became even more blurry during the pandemic, when many children did not att...

Movie Review: Godzilla vs. Kong
Directed by: Adam WingardStarring: Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Demian Bichir, Kaylee HottleRuntime: 113 ...

How to save on family expenses
The pandemic sparked by the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in the winter of 2019-20 blindsided much of the world. Since the World Health Org...

Modified graduations again likely for many schools
Students continue to face many challenges related to the global pandemic. No one could have predicted at the start of 2020 that the schooling students...

How to master grilling a thick cut of meat
A thick cut of meat grilled over an open flame can make for a mouth-watering meal. While such an endeavor likely won’t lead to any complaints ar...

“Here’s your sign!”
Butch was fifty-five when he enrolled in outpatient hospice services with terminal cancer. He recounted, “It sneaked up on me and bit me on the ...
OPINION

Yet another magic bullet
You’re probably tired of me proclaiming magic bullets for the cure of obesity which is still pretty intractable. But one day one of these magic ...

Keeping Women’s History Month on the Front Burner
We have all been reminded that it all began with March 8, 1978 with a weeklong celebration coordinating with International Women’s day first cel...

The solution to be found in the word of God
According to sportslingo.com, “A personal foul is assessed whenever illegal physical contact takes place during a game. This may include chargin...

Don’t toss that chair
When I was younger, I loved to watch college basketball almost as much as the National Basketball Association.Back then in the NBA, players let their ...

Trouble with a capital “T”
“Freedoms come in “threes.” writes my good friend, Pastor Jim Garlow, “Political freedom, economic freedom and religious liber...

Movie Review: The Courier
Directed by: Dominic CookeStarring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Jessie Buckley, Rachel Brosnahan, Angus WrightRuntime: 111 minutesRating: PG-...