Scioto County News

"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 the Scioto County Court House Tuesday night, and voters in the first and third wards made a clean sweep, electing Basham in the Third and Kevin Johnson in ...

The problem of illegal prescription narcotics is forcing communities across the area to do something to try to stem the flow of these powerful drugs.

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Her mother, Cherish N. Lewis, is presently in Scioto County Jail on contempt charges.

A death penalty trial that was to have started today in Portsmouth is being delayed.

PORTSMOUTH a ' A Scioto County jury found David Hamilton guilty Friday in the Feb.

If David Hamilton ever sees the outside of a prison, it will not be for at least 30 years.

The Scioto County Sheriff's office issued an arrest warrant for the arrest of registered sex offender.

The Ohio and Scioto County farm bureaus are asking voters to support Issue 2 when they step into the booth Tuesday, while animal rights groups such as the Humane Society hope voters will reject the amendment.

Franklin and Scioto counties had the most driving under suspension arrests over the past three years according to new statistics released by the Patrol today.

"It can peak very quickly in two, three or four weeks," Pediatrician Dr. John Ditraglia told those in attendance at Monday night's H1N1 Town Hall Meeting at Shawnee State University.

Students at Stanton Primary School in New Boston were treated to a three-day weekend when the district closed the school building Monday because of illnesses.

Mary Arnzen, executive director of the Ohio River Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross in Portsmouth, said she is hoping to add an additional 50 volunteers to the chapter's list.

Scioto County Sheriffa s detectives now say five children were in the house at the time that a 10-month-old baby was beaten Friday.

A free clinic for pregnant women wishing to get the H1N1 vaccination will be held on Saturday, October 24.

The Scioto County Sheriff's office arrested three South Webster men on multiple charges.

Illegal narcotics and drug abuse instuments confiscated. Sunday, October 18, 2009 The Pike County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an assault occurring at 180 Good Manner Road in Piketon.

Scioto County Health Commissioner Dr. Aaron Adams received confirmation Friday evening of a second H1N1 case in Scioto County, involving a 59-year old male who has been hospitalized in Columbus.

The Portsmouth City Health Department is announcing that H1N1 flu mist vaccinations for EMTs and professional health care workers involved with direct patient care only, will be available from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday at the Scioto County Welcome Center, 342 Second St.

A heavy equipment operator for the City of Portsmouth flattens some of the city's salt supply to avoid clumps in this December 2008 file photo.