West Portsmouth News

Judge William T. Marshall has made it official. Marshall signed the document dismissing the charges filed against Michael Thompson, 22, of 676 Naces Run Road, Stout.

Darren McNeil, center, of West Portsmouth watches a TV monitor in the back of the Mount Zion Worship and Fine Arts Center for a better view of the deployment ceremony involving his stepson, Pvt.

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- The Soldiers of the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment are back on dry land, following 10 days of a dive re-certification training exercise, May 11 through 22, in the coastal waters off the big island of Hawaii.

By G. SAM PIATT PDT Staff Writer The forest fire arson case against a West Portsmouth firefighter is expected to be presented to Prosecutor Mark Kuhn within the next two weeks for his evaluation, meaning the grand jury won't get the case - if indeed it does - until after the Fourth of July The Scioto County Grand Jury is not expected to meet until ...

Camry Carpenter, going on 2, and her father, Ryan Carpenter, of Lucasville, met Smokey and Sparky at the Scioto County Safety Day in New Boston.

Sharon Scott is seen visiting with Linda Sturgill at the annual Main Street Portsmouth Garten Markt that took place Saturday on the Roy Rogers Esplanade in downtown Portsmouth.

Category: The UFO Phenomenon Two triangular UFOs were sighted recently over Ohio, the witness was driving along Route 52 when the first triangular object appeared in the sky, shortly followed by a second that appeared to be following the first.

Moms Night Out took place in April. Attending were, back, from left, Kaley Fannin, Cassandra Sherman, Erin Fannin, Jessie Flaig and Libertly Armstrong, and front, seated, Alisha Flaig, Heather Monarrez and Angela Sipes.

By FRANK LEWIS PDT Staff Writer One fire in Scioto County has been ruled an arson and another remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshala s Office in Columbus.

COMMERCIAL POINT - A West Portsmouth man is dead after a three-car accident on Ohio 104 this afternoon.

By FRANK LEWIS PDT Staff Writer What started out as a burglary and auto theft escalated into a high-speed chase in which lives were threatened, and two people were arrested.

LUCASVILLE - An arrest has been made in a Sunday evening homicide and arson. Nelson E. Hankison, 42, of 193b Jordan Days Road, Lucasville, has been charged with one count of aggravated murder, one count aggravated robbery, one count of aggravated arson, all first-degree felonies, and a probation violation, according to a release from Scioto County ...

Relying heavily on community volunteer teams, cleanup efforts at Shawnee State Park and Forest will take place from March 23-28 as the park conducts a Spring Cleanup.

The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, Region 10, will sponsor a spring floral show titled 'Spring Fling - Going Green,' beginning at 10 a.m. April 16 at Shawnee State Lodge, 4404 Ohio 125, West ...

By G. SAM PIATT PDT Staff Writer The possibility of the Atomic Plant site at Piketon becoming a storage and reprocessing site for spent nuclear fuel rods has brought opposition from a citizens advisory board ...

West Portsmouth freshman Jacob Tolliver gave up piano lessons as a boy, but later learned from Jerry Lee Lewis' approach by watching a DVD.

By FRANK LEWIS PDT Staff Writer Two men arrested in a West Portsmouth garage are facing drug charges.

A Gallipolis man and a West Portsmouth man were arrested Friday on felony drug charges.

Paul Blaine and Capt. Robert Woodford of the Scioto County Sheriff's office are seen measuring the distance from a cruiser and the truck involved in a chase monday.

SCIOTO COUNTY- A West Portsmouth man was arrested following a pursuit involving Scioto County Sheriff's deputies that lasted 33 minutes Monday and ended with shots being fired.