Lucasville News

Your tax dollars will be hard at work as the Ohio Department of Transportation launches one of the largest, most aggressive construction seasons to date with projects totaling approximately $2.3 billion.

Robert O. Jordan, 41, of 1437 12th Street, West Portsmouth was arrested on a holder from the Marion County, Ohio Sheriff's Office, for failure to appear for a pre-trial for criminal endangering.

Gospel recording artists Debbie and Kendall Woodard will be singing at 7 p.m. Sunday at Temple Baptist Church, 1148 Gallia Street in Portsmouth.

An inmate sentenced to death for his role in a historic Ohio prison riot and a fellow prisoner ended a nearly one-month hunger strike this week without winning the direct media access they sought.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is putting the finishing touches on a plan to harvest timber from land at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility at Lucasville.

Since being severely injured when a car fleeing police crashed into the Access Scioto County bus she was operating in October of 2012, Dorothy Hammond of Lucasville has been in medical care.

State Representative Terry Johnson is crediting testimony by southern Ohio citizens and leaders for the 93-0 passage of a House bill that would, if passed by the Senate, rename two roads and a new bridge after well-known former residents, Branch Rickey, Boone Coleman, and legislator Oakley C. Collins.

Two inmates sentenced for murder in a historic Ohio prison riot say they have ended a nearly month-long hunger strike without winning the direct media access they sought.

Kathleen Fuller, Public Information Officer for the Ohio Department of Transportation, District 9, says there is always a need for organizations to help keep the state's roadways clear of trash.

It doesn't get much more heinous than what Steve Smith did to Autumn Breeze Carter late one night in September 1998.

The Portsmouth Bypass project is long overdue: The discussion about a proposed bypass around Portsmouth first began back in the 1960's. Several plans have been initiated including State Route 423 in the 1970's which resulted in some right-of-way acquisition only to be brought to a screeching halt for years.

On Friday, Scioto County Sheriff's deputies arrested two people, recovered a stolen vehicle, a stolen license plate, drug paraphernalia and multiple ingredients used to cook methamphetamine.

It doesn't get much more heinous than what Steve Smith did to Autumn Breeze Carter late one night in September 1998.

Harry Kennedy, 89 Harry David Kennedy, 89, of Lucasville, died Friday, May 3, 2013 ,at Logan Health Care in Logan.

Kaylee Bashline, left, and Kesha Frye stand inside the Ohio state prison in Lucasville, Ohio following the execution of Steve Smith Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Employee Recognition Week is being held April 29 through May 3.This is an annual event which honors outstanding employees in the corrections profession.

Marilyn A. Boldman, 78 of Innskeep Rd. Lucasville, Ohio died Monday April 29, 2013, at the Heartland of Portsmouth following an extended illness.

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The owner of Primary Health Care clinic in Chillicothe was given a 262-month sentence for conspiring to distribute Oxycodone and laundering money.

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Monday that after consideration, the garage in Lucasville and its employees will remain in operation in Scioto County after construction of the proposed Portsmouth Bypass is complete.