
30 Grand Jury Indictments
DAVID L. HANEY, 44 Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on: Importuning Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles Attempted Unlawful Sexual

‘B positive’: Blood donations save local artist
Syndey Wisener, 22-year-old artist and SSU student, faced aggressive bone cancer when she was only 15, a fight she was only able to win

West Portsmouth Man Arrested for Child Rape
By Cyn Mackley A 27-year-old West Portsmouth man is being held in the Scioto County jail after being accused of raping a child

Early Morning Shooting in Sciotoville
At apx 5:15 am, officers responded to Sciotoville after reports of shots fired. Within minutes, Portsmouth Police converged on the scene

2020 Polar Plunge dives in for Local Veterans
By Nikki Blankenship For more than 20 years, the Polar Plunge has been the “biggest unofficial event” in Portsmouth

Portsmouth, OH Mugshots
An arrest is not a conviction. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty

Scioto County’s Children of Addiction
Part I: Peer support group offers services to kids affected by drug addiction By Nikki Blankenship Audio Assist Version Available

Holiday Present Guide for Teenagers
Our Young Adult Commentator gives helpful points to get you in the right direction. Give a gift the young adult in your life

County Commissioner Seats Contested
The Petitions are in and we have the names.

Firefighter honored for 55 years of service
The South Shore Volunteer Fire Department paid tribute to its members for their service. And two members have a combined 100 years of servic

5th Ward seat remains vacant
By Nikki Blankenship Portsmouth City Council’s 5th Ward seat will remain empty until next year.

From the Ashes: Martell Aims to Inspire City Through Service
By Nikki Blankenship Martell is one of five Portsmouth residents competing for the 5th Ward Council seat,

30 Portsmouth, OH Mugshots
Updated 12/15/19 An arrest is not a conviction. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty

Driving Downtown: Black seeks opportunity to continue community development
By Nikki Blankenship: Rob Black, founder of the Boneyfiddle Project, says joining Portsmouth City Council

Mault Hopes to Bring Success to 5th Ward
By Nikki Blankenship Steven Wilton Mault, known in the community as “Will” grew up in Portsmouth as a member of the 6th Ward. Scioto County

Obituaries updated 12/13
Teresa June Bryant(62),David Wayne Phillips, Jr.(41),Jamie Lee Montgomery(28), Gilbert Carl Hayes(81), Eugene A. O'Dell(91), Myrna Linda Fin

Funds Shuffle To Help Those In Need
Scioto County Commissioners voted to renew the permission for the Director of Scioto County Jobs and Family Services to a little shuffling o

County Working To Return Unused Land
The folks at the Pioneer Village attraction in Wheelersburg could soon be getting a nice chunk of land from the county to help them complete

Orphan Road Gets Home After 50 Years
by Cyn Mackley Nobody remembers exactly why a stretch of Coriell Road in Harrison Township got abandoned fifty or so years ago



















