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MINFORD — Unfortunately, as of Tuesday, the Minford Falcons are left scrambling to find a replacement football game for Friday night.

If you’ve been considering bringing a cat or dog into the family, now is a great time to follow through. Sierra’s Haven for New and Used Pets has about 200 potential best friends at their facility on Easter Drive.

THEFT—Car broken into overnight on Fourth Street. 6:15 a.m., June 22.

Due to a technical issue the Portsmouth Daily Times’ obituaries have not posted to our website page in the past couple of days. Please read below for obituaries and death notices we have received.

SCIOTO COUNTY- Scioto County Sheriff, David Thoroughman, shared that Detective Jodi Conkel, of the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Special Victim Unit, received a call on Monday from the Portsmouth Police Department. They informed Detective Conkel that they were contacted by a social worker from Nationwide Children’s Hospital about a possible child abuse case.

SCIOTO COUNTY- Scioto County Sheriff, David Thoroughman, shared that Detective Jodi Conkel, of the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Special Victim Unit, received a call on Monday from the Portsmouth Police Department. They informed Detective Conkel that they were contacted by a social worker from Nationwide Children’s Hospital about a possible child abuse case.

Jurors convicted a man Wednesday in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family after weighing his denials and other testimony against the word of witnesses, including his brother and mother, who previously pleaded guilty for their roles.

Updated 6:42 p.m.

Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced the Scioto County Grand Jury met on November 18 and returned 24 public indictments and five secret indictments. The defendants indicted are charged as follows:

PORTSMOUTH - Sunday morning, Nov. 20, 2022, at approximately 0223 hours, Portsmouth 911 dispatch center received calls of shots being fired in the 700 block of Chillicothe St., just outside of Frankenstein’s bar.