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A program to help area children
“I had three teachers come into my office last week. One little boy walked a mile-and-a-half to school at 7 in the morning. His parents didnR...
Save some time and perhaps a life
Time, it is said, is on your side. That may not always be the case, especially when losing an hour this weekend. Daylight Savings Time kicks in on Sat...
Commissioners discuss STAR option
In a Daily Times story this week concerning the habitual overcrowding of the Scioto County Jail, Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini was asked what ...

Courthouse renovations on
Is there ever a good time to light in and make renovations and repairs to long-existing problems? Probably not, but to the Scioto County Commissioners...
Senators call for crackdown on anti-Semitism
According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports: Hate Crime Statistics, there were 1,140 victims of anti-religious hate crimes in the U.S. in 2014....

Two crashes involving a vehicle and a commercial truck claim lives
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says drug and/or alcohol impairment is believed to be a factor in a crash that caused the death of a Scioto County man W...
March 8th, 2017 updated: March 8th, 2017. |
City’s checkbook may soon be online
At nearly every Portsmouth City Council meeting, First Ward Councilman Kevin W. Johnson has asked Portsmouth City Auditor Trent Williams when the city...
Haas vindicates Johnson’s actions
Apparently Portsmouth City Solicitor John Haas was not consulted about whether or not it was proper for First Ward Councilman Kevin W. Johnson to get ...

Better security through new 911
One thing most people will agree on is that a good 911 system can make the difference between life and death. Now, Scioto County has put a new state-o...
City’s checkbook may soon be online
At nearly every Portsmouth City Council meeting, First Ward Councilman Kevin W. Johnson has asked Portsmouth City Auditor Trent Williams when the city...
March 7th, 2017 updated: March 7th, 2017. |