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    BAT BRAWL: LATE-NIGHT VIOLENCE ROCKS HOUSING PROJECT  

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    🌙 MIDNIGHT MADNESS! GUNSHOTS, MYSTERY NAPPERS & BOWLING ALLEY SLEEPERS KEEP PORTSMOUTH ON EDGE 

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    🚨 Déjà Vu Drama: Kids Vanish (Again) from Youth Facility—Try to Return to Scene of the Crime! 

    🚨 TWO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS  

    🚨 BURNOUTS, BAD CHOICES & BACK TO JAIL: FRONT STREET TRUCK TROUBLE  

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    🚨 DRAMA CHECKS IN — FOUR KEYS INN KEEPS COPS BUSY ALL AFTERNOON 

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    ALERT FEDEX DRIVER HELPS UNCOVER HEARTBREAKING NEGLECT CASE

    🚨 Rarden “Car Theft” Turns Into a Moving Target 🚨

    Crack, a Gun, and a Lost Bag with a Twist: Strange Find in Truck Unravels Wild Criminal Caper 

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    Portsmouth’s Homeless Crisis Gets Naked and Weird 

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    Busted Over Barking? Broken-Down Driver Sparks Dog Drama in Stout 

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    🚨 Late-Night Bust at Super 8: Deputies Crash Hotel Party 🚨 

    New Watchdog Could Oversee Portsmouth Police and 911 — Will It Happen? 

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    Busted! 08/15/25 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots

    🚨 DOYLE LANDING DRAMA: MAN BUSTED FOR ASSAULT & GIVING BOOZE TO MINORS 🍺👮 

    🌟 Community Response Saves Young Life After Troubling Social Media Post 

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    🍔 BURGER JOINT SHOWDOWN! THREAT AT RALLY’S SPARKS MIDDAY MANHUNT 

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    👏 Doing It Right: Local Man Follows the Law and Turns Over Guns After Protection Order 

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    🚨 Facebook Marketplace Motorcycle Mystery in Franklin Furnace 🚨

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    🍺 BARROOM MELTDOWN! CLOSING-TIME CHAOS AT FRANK & STEINS 

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    Erie Canal Lock 50

    After Nearly a Decade of Talk, Scioto County Moves Closer to Restoring Historic Lock 50 

    Portsmouth City Council 2023

    Portsmouth City Council Considers More Cash for Lawsuit Defense 

    West Virginia SNAP

    🚨No More Free Pop? West Virginia Bans Soda from SNAP—Should Ohio Be Next?🚨 

    We Don’t Do Roads!: Scioto Commissioners Clarify Who’s Really in Charge of Road Repairs 

    “I’m Not Here to Replace Cathy”: New Commissioner Merit Smith Says He’ll Lead with Life Experience 

    Merit Smith

    Merit Smith Chosen to Fill Late Commissioner Cathy Coleman’s Seat 

    Scottie Powell

    “Run on Vision, Not Attacks”: Powell Offers Advice to Candidates Vying for Cathy Coleman’s Seat 

    🌿 Bamboo Gets Fast-Tracked at City Hall — But the Homeless Crisis? Still Stuck in Neutral 

    Who Will Carry Cathy’s Torch? GOP to Choose Coleman’s Replacement July 29 

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    Commissioners Back Senior Housing Project Championed by Late Commissioner Cathy Coleman 

    “Bad and Quirky” Lucasville House Targeted for Demolition as County Cracks Down on Blighted Properties 

    ‘A Great Addition to Heaven’: Commissioners Honor Cathy Coleman, Reflect on Her Legacy and Who Might Carry It Forward 

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    Scioto County Mourns Commissioner Cathy Coleman 

    🚨TRIAL TWIST! Horton Corruption Case on Ice—For Now 

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    Remembering Scioto County Commissioner Cathy Coleman

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    🏥 Scioto County Approves Hospital Tax to Keep Medicaid Dollars Local 

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    Scioto Dems Snort at “Well-Funded” No Kings Protest Claim

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    Cathy Coleman Still Fighting: Family Shuts Down Hospice Rumors, Says Recovery Still Underway

    County May Tap Opioid Settlement Funds to Finish MARCS Tower Project 

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    ‘Small Steps, Big Faith’: Commissioner Cathy Coleman Edges Closer to Recovery 

  • Feel Good
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    Creative Ways To Host Outdoor Events This Summer

    A family of two parents and a young boy and girl are playing laser tag with vests and laser blasters in an arena.

    What Activities To Offer at a Family Fun Center

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    Shawnee State University Joins New Athletic Conference, Adds Football to Lineup 

    BREAKING: Commissioners Make Shocking Decision—Halloween to Remain on Halloween 

    Escape to the Hills: A Summer Reading List Set in Appalachia 

    Scioto County Champs: Lady Trojans and Word Wizards Bring Home the Gold 

    “I Held Those Keys Tight” — One Man’s Harrowing Journey from Addiction to Hope 

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    Tips for Selecting the Color of a Quinceañera Dress

    The Day the Streak Ended: Lakers’ 1987 Record Broken

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    Night Fishing: Who Is It for and How Do You Start?

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    Cops Rescue Lost Man 

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    Kid Misses Bus, Deputy to the Rescue 

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    Hidden Gems: Community Strategies for Mental Wellness

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    Man Says He’s Trapped in Armory 

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    Good Neighbor and Officer to the Rescue 

    Portsmouth Flood Wall Stars

    Meet the New Flood Wall Stars! 

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    Training Tips To Help Your Dog Get Used to Their Wheelchair

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    Tips for Making Your New House Feel Like a Home

    The Best Freshwater Fish To Catch This Summer

    The Best Freshwater Fish To Catch This Summer

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    How Bowling Can Improve Your Mental Health

  • Obituaries
    Marjorie K. Bloomfield

    Marjorie K. Bloomfield, 96 of Portsmouth

    Daisy Janell Hall

    Daisy Janell Hall, 45 of Minford

    William McGinnis

    Vaughn Ray Chamberlin, 86 of Wheelersburg

    Barbara Williams

    Daisy Janell Hall, 45 of Minford

    David M. Bussa

    David M. Bussa, 74 of Sciotoville

    Rebecca Schumacher

    Rebecca Schumacher, 43 of Jackson

    Jackie M. Shaw

    Jackie M. Shaw age 80 of Portsmouth

    Elizabeth Broom

    Elizabeth Broom, 83 of Ironton

    Hattie Jane Brisker

    Hattie Jane Brisker, 95 of Wheelersburg

    Phyllis K. Mills, 69 of West Portsmouth

    Larry Junior Evans

    Larry Junior Evans, 73 of Portsmouth

    Nancy Atkinson

    Nancy Atkinson, 72 of Portsmouth

    Lawrence Russell Farquer Jr

    Lawrence Russell Farquer Jr., 57 of Portsmouth

    David Lynn Gleason

    David Lynn Gleason, 77, of Lucasville

    Russell Edward Murta

    Russell Edward Murta 86 of Portsmouth

    Margaret Gladys Crabtree

    Margaret Gladys Crabtree, 76 of West Portsmouth

    Jesse Milton Woods

    Jesse Milton Woods, 84 of Otway

    Larry Junior Evans

    Larry Junior Evans, 73 of South Webster

    Cheryl Lynn Wheeler

    Cheryl Lynn Wheeler, 63 of Wheelersburg

    Kenneth Richard Hayslip

    Kenneth Richard Hayslip, 65 of West Portsmouth

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👏 Kindness on 6th Street: Local Kids Find Wallet, Do the Right Thing

Cyn Mackley by Cyn Mackley
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In a world full of crazy headlines, here’s one that’ll make you smile: A group of good-hearted kids out for a stroll on 6th Street stumbled across a lost wallet — and instead of pocketing the cash or tossing it aside, they did the right thing and called the police.  Just before 7 p.m., their […]

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