Scioto County News

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 annual Summer Reading Program is by far our favorite library endeavor. We offer programs and projects for all age groups.

Former Gallia County residents, Cecil and Rita Carpenter, were surprised by a 60th wedding anniversary A reception was given by their children on May 19, 2012, at High Praises Church of God Activities Building, New Boston, Ohio.

Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini said detectives from the Scioto County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit arrested Troy A. Munion, 28, of 2030 Ohio 139, Portsmouth, about 10:30 a.m. Thursday on a warrant to arrest on indictment issued by the Scioto County Common Pleas Court.

A Portsmouth man faces multiple charges including weapons charges after being arrested on an indictment issued by the Scioto County Common Pleas Court.

Volunteers with the Scioto County Memorial Day Association will place flags on 3,000 veterans graves throughout Scioto County this weekend, in preparation of Memorial Day festivities.

Judge William T. Marshall has ruled a Scioto County man violated his parole by having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl.

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

The Scioto County Commissioners have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a three-month extension on the $30 million Minford Area Sanitary Sewer Project.

The Ohio Department of Transportation is hoping to generate millions of dollars in new money by launching a program that will permit advertising and sponsorship opportunities at interstate rest areas and welcome centers throughout Ohio.

A Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners is scheduled to arrive in the Portsmouth area on June 14-15. The clinic features Building Doctors Judith Kitchen and Lisa Adkins of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office.

Release: Streamlining state government and saving taxpayer dollars: Maintains our commitment to consolidating state government and spending tax dollars wisely by taking the unprecedented step of reviewing all appropriation line-items in a non-budget year, leading to the consolidation, merging, renaming or repurposing of more than 135 individual ... (more)

Your local Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc. celebrates the accomplishments of our older citizens in recognition of May as Older Americans Month.

Portsmouth City Health Commissioner Chris Smith says the organizational meeting of the Scioto County Health Coalition on May 11 was a success.

A man, whose address is unknown, is in the Scioto County Jail under $300,000 bond on a murder charge.

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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.

It's time for the annual cleaning of the Ohio River and your help is needed. Jeff Crippen of the Scioto County Litter Control said volunteers are needed for River Sweep 2012 scheduled for Saturday, June 16, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. along the shoreline of the Ohio River.

PORSTMOUTH, Ohio - This is a quiet town that sits on the Ohio River at the state's southern tip, separating Ohio from Kentucky.

"We were locked out of the city building," Civil Service Commission member Richard Grimm said.