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Public guided bus tours return to PORTS site
PIKETON — The U.S. Department of Energy and Fluor-BWXT will be offering public tours of the former gaseous diffusion plant in Piketon this summe...

Wheelersburg native crowned Miss Ohio Teen USA
PORTSMOUTH—The Vern Riffe Center for the Arts had a brush with royalty last weekend and a new Miss Ohio Teen USA was crowned.Kylan Darnell, from...

FBP awards STEAM scholarship to three Scioto County students
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio—Three Scioto County students were the recipients of the 2022 Fluor-BWXT (FBP) STEAM Scholarship, a one-time, $2,000 award. E...
Startup OBT Ashland to create 55 jobs with $45.5 million investment in Greenup County
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Omnis Building Technologies (OBT) Ashland, a startup manufacturer of economical, sustainab...

8 indictments handed down
SCIOTO — Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the May term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on May 20 and returned ...

Fluor-BWXT donates $2,500 to Shawnee State University
PORTSMOUTH — Fluor-BWXT (FBP) is excited to grow its partnership with Shawnee State University with a recent $2,500 donation to the Shawnee Stat...

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 ...