around-town

SOMC Invites Community to Ion Robotic Navigational Bronchoscopy Meet and Greet

TRAFFIC JAM/ROAD BLOCKED—Report from Cartro Road of a tree blocking the roadway. 7:23 a.m., Thursday, April 18.

PORTSMOUTH— For many years now, those setting out to explore the historic Boneyfiddle area for dinner at one of its five restaurants, or those visiting a community favorite event such as Winterfest or Chocolate Walk to make memories with the family, people wishing to sit in a park to relax with a book in hand, or friends simply walking around to soak in the historic architecture, there was a very good chance you’d be greeted by the sound of a lone trumpet echoing through the air and bouncing off the facades of historic buildings as if it were a sound that had always been there.

A Portsmouth woman arrested in February in the death of her infant has been indicted by the Scioto County Grand Jury.

WEDNESDAY, April 24

Scioto County Local Emergency Planning Committee in cooperation with local emergency response agencies will hold its annual hazardous materials exercise on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The exercise will be at the Minford Fire Department, 8484 Ohio 335.

The Scioto County Commissioners have approved a levy issue for the Scioto County Public Library for the November 2024 ballot.

City Manager Sam Sutherland will be asking Portsmouth City Council at its meeting Monday to authorize legislation in the amount of $3 million over a 20-year period to finish the renovations to the new city building.

Ignite Portsmouth! now taking applications

When Cabin Critters Animal Rescue gets a call about a dog in need, the volunteers there don’t like to say no.