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A Sunday evening traffic stop on State Route 823 turned into a major drug bust after investigators say troopers found more than 12 pounds of suspected crack cocaine inside a vehicle. And one of the two people arrested has been down the federal drug road before. Scioto County Sheriff David...

The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 182 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Jonathan Otis Adkins Arrest Date: 10/04/2026 Charges: Domestic Violence John P Blair Arrest Date: 10/02/2026 Charges: Failure to Appear; Issuance of Warrant Justin Lynn Bostwick Arrest Date:...

A relationship dispute at the Super 8 on U.S. 23 turned into a call for Scioto County deputies Saturday after a man said a woman he had been dating refused to give back his phone — and was using it to make purchases on accounts linked to the device. The...

A Taylor Hill Road dog dispute exploded into a much bigger problem Sunday evening after a woman told Scioto County deputies that an aggressive dog had trapped her father in his car — and he shot it. Then the dog’s owner showed up. The caller said the neighbor’s dog had...

The short answer to how to fix peeling paint: deal with the cause first, which is almost always moisture or poor surface preparation. Then scrape off every loose flake until the scraper stops sliding under the adjacent layer, feather the edges, clean and dry the surface, patch the damage, prime...

An ongoing dispute between neighbors escalated when one man allegedly came outside carrying a shotgun — and deputies say the gun was loaded. Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies responded after two men reported that their neighbor had confronted them while they were outside near their property. According to the report, one...

Infusion therapy can involve medication review, insurance approval, laboratory testing, delivery arrangements, nursing visits, and ongoing assessment. Patients may receive treatment at home, in an ambulatory center, or at a physician’s office. Each setting depends on accurate communication between prescribers, pharmacists, nurses, payers, caregivers, and patients. When they’re well connected,...

Green Township deputies handled two suspicious situations in one morning — one involving a stranger hanging around a school playground and another involving a mystery bag of white powder outside a business. The first call came in around 8 a.m. from Green Local Schools. A caller reported a balding man...

A toddler was rushed to the hospital after falling from a second-story window while his mother was downstairs making breakfast. Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies responded after the child’s mother called 911 and reported that her son had fallen from an upstairs window. The boy was conscious when deputies arrived but...

Scioto County deputies were called to Wheelersburg Friday night after a woman reported a man who appeared to be on drugs was destroying a vehicle and making threats. The woman told dispatchers she wanted him removed. She was at Wheelersburg High School in a black Cadillac while deputies headed to...

A worried daughter turned to Scioto County deputies after becoming concerned about the care her father was receiving at a local nursing facility. The woman called on September 25 and asked to speak with a deputy about the situation. According to the sheriff’s log, she had already spoken with another...

A late-night shoplifting call at Kroger on Gay Street sent Portsmouth police looking for a suspect vehicle — and what officers found at the registered owner’s home only added another twist. Kroger reported that a man had taken off with a bag full of groceries just after 11 p.m. Monday....

A heartbreaking discovery on 20th Street brought police, EMS, detectives, and the Scioto County Coroner’s Office to a home . Around 9 a.m., a caller reported finding their daughter deceased inside the residence. Medics responded and confirmed that the woman had died. Portsmouth police then contacted the Coroner’s Office and...

Portsmouth police and EMS handled two possible overdose calls within a couple of hours. The first started at Portsmouth Cinema around 8:30 p.m. after a man came inside saying someone needed Narcan. The caller told dispatchers the person was near a red car in the Enterprise lot. Police and EMS...

A Friday night football game at Minford High School came with a little extra action off the field after deputies were called about an altercation involving two teenage girls. The call came in shortly before 9 p.m. while the game was underway. A Scioto County deputy headed over on foot...

You know how it goes.   A new Thumbtack lead comes in while you are driving to a job, talking to a customer, or trying to finish the work in front of you. You want to reply quickly, but stopping what you are doing every time your phone buzzes is...

Portsmouth police barely had time to catch their breath after one suspect took off on foot before another driver decided to turn the same neighborhood into his own personal racetrack. The first chase started around 12:15 a.m. near Grant and Franklin Avenue, where a traffic stop turned into a foot...

A woman who donated a laptop to a volunteer fire department says it came back with its memory erased after two members were removed from the department. Now she says she may have to spend several hundred dollars replacing training programs that were stored on the computer. Lawrence County Sheriff’s...

A man who had prompted several calls to deputies over two days was arrested after an officer found him standing near a busy road, staring at streetlights and seemingly unaware of traffic around him. Residents had reported that the man appeared confused and was wandering through the Burlington area. One...

First it was fake Health Department inspectors. Now scammers are pretending to be Scioto County Sheriff’s Office employees, telling residents they missed jury duty, ignored a subpoena, or were involved in a crash — and threatening them with arrest if they don’t pay up. The Sheriff’s Office says it has...