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Free dance classes offered by Watch Me Grow program
PORTSMOUTH – Who says there is nothing to do in Portsmouth?Watch Me Grow Ohio, a non-profit organization dedicating to providing hands on progra...

Council special session sparks emotional testimony
PORTSMOUTH — Saturday morning saw a packed house at the Portsmouth Little Theater, as Portsmouth City Council held a special meeting to discuss ...

2022 midterms: What to know about the Ohio primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm election season unfolds on Tuesday, as Ohio voters pick nominees for gove...

AAA: Gas prices on the rise again
The average price of gasoline across South Central Ohio is nine cents higher this week at $3.936 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas...

PWHS to present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
WEST PORTSMOUTH — A long-standing and much anticipated annual event returns to the Vern Riffe Center for the Performing Arts on May 6-8th with o...

Visually literate high school art show to open May 4
PORTSMOUTH — The annual “Visually Literate” High School Art Exhibition will open to the public on May 4, and will be on display in t...

SSU’s Project BEAR to mark Global Youth Service Day with new Little Free Library
PORTSMOUTH — Shawnee State University’s Project BEAR will join hundreds of volunteers across the United States to celebrate Global Youth D...

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died...

Franklin Furnace woman arrested for Child Endangerment and Felonious Assault
FRANKLIN FURNACE — Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman stated that his office was contacted on February 28, 2022 by Nationwide Children̵...

Lessons from America
PORTSMOUTH – On April 30, Ghaida Bouchaala will pack her bags, get on a plane, and head back to her native country of Tunisia.Tunisia, for reade...