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County Eyes Replacement Health Coverage For Employees
Scioto County employees may be giving up what Scioto County Commissioners Chairman Tom Reiser refers to as their “Cadillac health care plan” and replace it with less expensive, but still good cove...
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Jackson House Fire Claims Two Lives
The Division of State Fire Marshal investigators are continuing their investigation of an overnight fatal fire in Jackson County. “There is no sign of foul play,” Jackson County Sheriff John L. Sh...
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Sun and Funland Pool buildings, in New Boston, were razed Wednesday to prepare the site for the new Pre-K through 12 New Boston School. Groundbreaking for the new school will be in the spring, and the school is expected to open in August 2011. New Boston On Schedule As It Prepares For New School
It seems Sun and Funland Pool, in New Boston, has seen its last cannonball — when it came ripping through its cinderblock walls Wednesday morning. The land is being cleared by New Boston School in...
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Local Woman’s Murder Trial Delayed
A Scioto County woman, charged with shooting three members of a family to death in December of 2008 has had her murder trial continued. Kara Garvin, 30, of 3407 Back Road, Franklin Furnace was to ...
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New Mayor Looks For Public Involvement
Jane Murray was exhausted, yet elated as she prepared to take a break from a busy day Wednesday afternoon — a day after being elected the first woman Mayor of Portsmouth. “It’s been pretty intense...
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Basham, Johnson Claim Council Seats
“I think the people in Portsmouth are ready for a change.” That may have been the understatement of the night by newly elected Third Ward Councilman Nicholas R. Basham as the numbers poured into t...
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Mowery Wins Race For Municipal Ct.
by G. Sam Piatt
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He jogged miles in the Memorial Day Parade in Wheelersburg and the Labor Day Parade in Portsmouth. Friends and family kept up as well as they could, wearing his T-shirts. He traversed up and down t...
Village council, township trustee and issues results from Tuesday election announced
by PDT Staff Writer
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Township trustee race results, village council races and township issues from Tuesday's election: • Brush Creek Township: Steve Brown, 169 Carl Koenig, 186 Charles Nichols, 185 • Rarden Townsh...
Murray Unseats Kalb As Mayor
by Frank Lewis
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Portsmouth has elected it’s first woman mayor. True to form, as in the May primary, Jane Murray out-distanced write-in candidate Jerry Skiver and incumbent Portsmouth Mayor James Kalb, to become t...
Last Week For ‘Caring About Hunger’ Fundraiser For Local Food Pantries
by Ryan Scott Ottney
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This is the final week to donate to the “Caring About Hunger: It’s in the Bag” fundraiser, sponsored by Catholic churches in Scioto County to benefit local food pantries. “This is a thing we got s...
Cadogan signs with Bengals
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Man Charged With Endangering Child
by Frank Lewis
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A Portsmouth man has been arrested, and a baby has been taken to a Columbus hospital. Anthony W. Euton, 27, of 643 Apt. I, Eighth St., Portsmouth is facing a charge of endangering children, after ...
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