Wheelersburg News

Despite one fatal vehicle accident this holiday weekend, the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol in Lucasville reported an overall drop in the number of traffic accidents this year from last.

With the economy struggling and the price of gas soaring, don't you wish there was a vehicle you could buy for less than $3,000 that also got 100 miles to the gallon? Well, there is - at Wagner Custom Golf Carts and Parts in New Boston.

Jacob Marshall Dillow, 23, of Minford, died Monday, May 28, 2012, from injuries obtained by a motorcycle accident.

State Rep. Dr. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, is seeking to honor three Scioto County residents by naming area highways after them.

Bishop Howard J. Hunt of Minford, Ohio, departed this life to be with his Lord at the age of 85, on May 27th, 2012, surrounded by his wife and children.

A Wheelersburg man is charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal crash, after turning himself in to the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol on Tuesday morning.

Portsmouth Raceway Park hosted another huge crowd over the weekend, showcasing the Big Red Book Phone Directory "Stars and Stripes 35" Saturday and the first-ever Boone Coleman Memorial Sunday.

Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said deputies from the Scioto County Sheriff's Office and detectives from the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force about 3:22 p.m. Wednesday arrested Maxwell J. Wiley, 30, of 908 Deantion Lane, South Shore, Ky., and Barbara B. Cornett, 33, of 921 Craig Road, Williamsburg, Ky., on charges of illegal assembly or ... (more)

Daily Times Storage Units of America in Wheelersburg, hit recently by thieves and would-be thieves, beefs up security and offers tips on how to protect your stored possessions.

The zombie genre is reanimated lately thanks to books by fantasy authors such as Neil Gaiman ; as well as popular TV shows like "The Walking Dead" and movies like "Zombie Apocalypse." A "Zombie Prom" will be hosted at the Portsmouth Public Library on Gallia Street on June 7. Proms will also be hosted at the Wheelersburg branch on June 5, and at ... (more)

The physician who worked at the last pain clinic in Scioto County has been arraigned.

Esma Jean Powell, 88, of Wheelersburg, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at SOMC Hospice, Portsmouth, after a short illness.

Is an heirloom plant a native plant, or visa versa? This was the question posed to members of the Slocum Garden Club at their May meeting at the Adena Museum and Gardens in Chillicothe during their annual heirloom plant sale which featured both.

The Porter Township Community Pool will open its doors for the summer season beginning Saturday.

John was born Nov. 9, 1937, at Eifort, Ohio - a son of the late John William Hollback, Sr.

The owner of a now defunct Scioto County pain clinic and the doctor who worked for him have officially been indicted by a Scioto County grand jury.

NOTES: The Wheelersburg-Sardinia Eastern softball contest is tied 7-7 in the top of the 11th before darkness suspended play.

Thieves looking to make a buck without working for it hit the construction site of the new Wheelersburg football field Tuesday.

Oak Hill High School is playing host to the Division 3 boys and girls track and field district meet this week.

Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini says his department might have solved several thefts in the Wheelersburg area with the arrest of a Wheelersburg man.