Portsmouth News

Gwyndolyn Barker, from Notre Dame Jr./Sr. High School, 2220 Sunrise Ave., Portsmouth, recently received a Teacher Service Award for 20 years of dedicated service to the Catholic Diocese of Columbus.

Scioto County resident and Senior at Minford High School, Olivia Thoroughman will be competing Wednesday for the title of Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen in Mansfield, Ohio.

Portsmouth Raceway Park hosted its annual Kids Night Saturday, and a great crowd of both children and adults was in attendance on Father's Day Weekend to watch over 75 drivers compete in an evening full of racing.

Marvin R. Kennard, 81, of West Portsmouth, died Monday June 17, 2013, at Hill View Retirement Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.

Ohio Senator Joe Uecker was in Portsmouth Monday afternoon on the invitation of Main Street Portsmouth.

Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini says the body that was recovered Moday afternoon has been identified as Jennifer Sue Shepherd, 34, whose last known address is in Franklin Furnace Ohio.

Sunday afternoon Portsmouth police officers said they pulled over a man on a bicycle and found he had an outstanding warrant, and 21.7 grams of marijuana.

Hot off the release of their fifth studio album "Resilience," out now on Eleven Seven Music, hard rock band Drowning Pool will make a stop in Portsmouth on as part of their "Resilience Tour".

Mary Jo Ketter, 86, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Best Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Craig Shaw wrote: I'll bet that was taken in 1965 during the Sesquicentennial celebration in Portsmouth.

A warm, but not too hot day greeted Soap Box Derby participants, their families and friends Saturday on Kendall Avenue in Portsmouth.

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of five articles addressing different aspects of the Scioto County Jail, the jailing situation around the region and how those aspects have impacted the local criminal justice system.

A Portsmouth Police officer acting on drug trafficking intelligence, attempted to stop a Lincoln Mark VII for a traffic violation shortly after 11 a.m. Friday.

A former Adams County Prosecutor has been named Executive Director of the State Medical Board of Ohio.

James Michael "Mike" Scott, 62, of Milton, W.Va., formerly of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and South Shore, Ky., went to be with the Lord with his loving family by his side on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington W.Va., after a brief illness.

For the week ending June 21, 2013: The following traffic advisory includes road construction and major maintenance projects requiring lane restrictions and/or closures along the state and federal highway system within Scioto County.

The Ohio Third Frontier Commission this week approved $157,500 for the Community Action Organization of Scioto County , in support of the agency's internship program to prepare students for jobs in STEM -based industries.

When 30 cyclists riding across the U.S. to help build affordable housing unexpectedly needed a place to stay, former Bike & Build participant Jessie Modrall of Fort Thomas offered a solution.

Robert W. Wilson, 26, of 1314 Findlay St., Portsmouth and Josiah J. Ford, 25, of 19743 Ohio 772, Waverly, are facing charges of illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacturing of drugs, a third degree felony, after being arrested early Friday morning.

The Portsmouth Area Arts Council brought back "A Town and Its Artists" for the first time last weekend with the first annual Awards for Creative Excellence .