Latest Updates
- Local family’s military legacy traced back centuries - 4:12 pm
- Wings of Hope to embark on Civil Rights tour - 1:18 pm
- Shawnee State University designated Collegiate Purple Star Campus - 11:31 am
- Public guided bus tours return to PORTS site - 11:23 am
- Wheelersburg native crowned Miss Ohio Teen USA - 3:20 pm
- FBP awards STEAM scholarship to three Scioto County students - 2:26 pm
- Startup OBT Ashland to create 55 jobs with $45.5 million investment in Greenup County - 1:45 pm
- 8 indictments handed down - 1:15 pm
- Fluor-BWXT donates $2,500 to Shawnee State University - 2:55 pm
- High court weighs end of $300 weekly unemployment payment - 2:39 pm
- SSU students take educational experience trip to Panama - 2:35 pm
- Camp Molly Lauman illness confirmed as norovirus - 1:16 pm updated: 1:56 pm.
- Gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers in Texas school rampage - 11:20 am
- Texas school shooting kills 18 children, 3 adults - 5:56 pm updated: 9:23 pm.
- Water plant design work 90% complete - 4:28 pm
- NBPD seeks tips from public in suspected park vandalism - 3:43 pm
- ‘Spelling Bee’ set to bring musical to PLT - 3:37 pm
- AAA: Memorial Day travelers facing higher gas prices this year - 3:42 pm
- Celebrating the life of a legend: ‘Burg community remembers Ed Miller - 3:18 pm updated: 3:57 pm.
- Miss West Karlee York turns the page for early childhood literacy - 1:04 pm
- 250 mile canoe trip to launch the Ohio River Way May 31 - 12:22 pm updated: 12:33 pm.
- Shawnee State’s Tanner Shepherd receives Library Research Award - 12:23 pm
- Habitat for Humanity of the Tri-State to dedicate 148th habitat homes on May 23 - 11:25 am
- Clay alumni sets date for banquet - 11:18 am
- Commissioners approve funding for renovations to former Odd Fellows building - 2:58 pm
NEWS

High court weighs end of $300 weekly unemployment payment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In June 2021, Gov. Mike DeWine ended Ohio’s participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program ahead of a ...

SSU students take educational experience trip to Panama
PORTSMOUTH — At the end of the Spring 2022 semester, Shawnee State University students enrolled in Spanish courses with Professor Pablo Salinas ...
Camp Molly Lauman illness confirmed as norovirus
LUCASVILLE — The Scioto County Health Department has confirmed the cause of more than 112 participants at Camporee becoming ill after a weekend ...
May 25th, 2022 updated: May 25th, 2022. |

Gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers in Texas school rampage
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The 18-year-old gunman who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded himself inside ...

Texas school shooting kills 18 children, 3 adults
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 18 children, officials said, and t...
May 24th, 2022 updated: May 24th, 2022. |

Water plant design work 90% complete
PORTSMOUTH – Design work on the upcoming Portsmouth water filtration plant is 90% complete, according to Kris Ruggles, lead engineer at Strand A...
SPORTS

Down with carp, up with crappie
Asian carp now inhabit the Ohio River in large numbers from the Falls of the Ohio at Louisville downstream to the Mississippi River.None have been doc...

Sammons signs with Murray State
WHEELERSBURG — One of the more elite special teams weapons in the Southern Ohio Conference, or even Southeastern Ohio, history will be continuin...
May 27th, 2022 updated: May 27th, 2022. |

Reds have highest-scoring day in 23 years, rout Cubs 20-5
CINCINNATI (AP) — After getting a cortisone shot and a few days off, Kyle Farmer helped power the Cincinnati Reds to their highest-scoring game ...
East Greenup Kiwanis Run By The River returns
RUSSELL, Ky. — These 45th annual 5K and 10K road races — scheduled in downtown Russell, Ky. at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 — will...

SPRING SCOREBOARD — May 27-May 28
SPRING SCOREBOARD — May 27BaseballDivision III District Finals(7) Meigs vs. (6) Fairland, 12 p.m.(4) Minford vs. (1) Zane Trace, 4 p.m.SPRING SC...

Titans to Elite 8
PICKERINGTON — Truth be told, Notre Dame did little-to-no wrong Wednesday with this one.As a result, the Titans turned a perfect at Pickerington...
May 26th, 2022 updated: May 26th, 2022. |
LIFE
Fire up the grill for fish
Grilling season presents ample opportunities to explore new culinary horizons.Just about anything that can be cooked indoors also can be prepared outd...
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...

A lesser version of Gladiator yet more visually appealing
This film I had followed closely during production as the premise intrigued me. As a history major at The Ohio State University, I always enjoy anythi...

“Music & Motion” festival to kick off summer
PORTSMOUTH — Three Bridges will host the first “Music & Motion” spring festival highlighting music, health, recreation, exercise...

2 hospitalized, 112 infected by illness at local camp
SCIOTO — More than 110 individuals who attended a Girl Scout camp in Lucasville have fallen ill with what is believed to be the Norovirus, accor...
OPINION
Letter to the editor
Our elected officials at the statehouse have done some very costly political feet dragging at the expense of the Ohio constitution.In 2015 Ohio voters...

If you’re a fan of the Marvel Universe go see this film
We leave Hogwarts and head to the Marvel universe this week with the sequel to Doctor Strange (2016) this is also the 28th film in the Marvel Universe...

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...