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    🚨 Not What It Looked Like: Deputies Step Into Social Worker Role in West Portsmouth 

    Portsmouth Fire Department PFD

    🚨 “I’m Dying!” Woman Storms Portsmouth Fire Station — First Responders Step Up in Mental Health Crisis 

    Eric A Froe

    🚨 Repeat Trespasser Back Behind Bars — But For How Long?

    🚨 McCall Road Meltdown: Stepfather Jailed After Violent Domestic Attack 

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    Missing Person Call Erupts Into Threats, Taser Standoff, and Dead Body! 

    🐶🍉 Watermelon Brawl? Portsmouth Police Called to “Fight” on Highland Avenue 

    💥🚬 Boom on the Block: Cigarette + Oxygen = Disaster in Portsmouth Home 

    😱 “I’ll Bring a Gun!” Patient’s Chilling Threat Shakes Local Medical Facility 

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    Nuisance Properties

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    Elder Safety

    Elder Abuse or Just Stubbornness? 

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    Hammer Horror in Otway! Man Barricades Himself After Alleged Attack on Stepfather 

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    🚨 Child Knocks Van Into Gear — Woman Pinned Against Building on Scioto Trail 

    Trinida Castro

    🎂 Murder Suspect Turns 18—Now Facing Big-Time Charges in Adult Jail 

    Sticker Shock: $2,500 a Day Foster Case Highlights Broken System in Scioto County 

    Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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    Scottie Powell

    Powell Calls on Commissioner Davis to Resign 

    Scioto County Bryan Davis Scandal

    🗓 Timeline of a Scandal: How Scioto County’s Economic Development Crisis Unfolded 

    Bryan Davis

    Commissioner Bryan Davis and Wife Indicted in Scioto Scandal 

    Joey Sandlin

    Joey Sandlin Announces Inauguration Ceremony  

    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

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    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 

    Cathy Coleman

    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 

    Cathy Coleman

    Remembering Scioto County Commissioner Cathy Coleman

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    🏥 Scioto County Approves Hospital Tax to Keep Medicaid Dollars Local 

  • Feel Good
    A man sitting in a vehicle is handing over an ID card to a female police officer standing by his window.

    Tips for Staying Calm During Police Encounters

    Cyn Mackley

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    Creative Ways To Host Outdoor Events This Summer

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    What Activities To Offer at a Family Fun Center

    Shawnee State University SSU

    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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    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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    Portsmouth Flood Wall Stars

    Meet the New Flood Wall Stars! 

    A bearded man is sitting on the floor and comforting his dog in a wheelchair. The dog has his ears pinned back.

    Training Tips To Help Your Dog Get Used to Their Wheelchair

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  • Obituaries

    Thaddeus Matthew Blizzard, 58, of Fort Worth

    Barbara Williams

    Connie Jane Viars Snyder, 76 of South Shore

    Garry E. Adkins

    Garry E. Adkins, 74 of South Webster

    Leeroy William Bush

    Leeroy William Bush “Bill”,81 of Casstown

    Jean Faye Lauro

    Jean Faye Lauro, 91, of Wheelersburg

    Donald Richard Aeh

    Donald Richard Aeh, 89, of Portsmouth

    Ethel Marlene Teeters

    Ethel Marlene Teeters, 64 of Portsmouth

    Norma Jean Cole

    Norma Jean Cole 88, of South Webster

    was a 1974 graduate of Minford High School. Albert worked as a mechanic most of his life, starting at Standard Oil/ Sohio in 1974 and moved to Meenach's Garage in 1991. He was saved May 23, 2021, and attended Cedar Street Church, Church of Christ in Christian Union. 

    Albert E. Potters, 69 of Wheelersburg,

    Evelyn Angela Galloway, 89 of New Boston

    William McGinnis

    Stephen Ray Lucas, 53 of Piketon

    Wanda Lou Payton

    Wanda Lou Payton, 80 of Minford

    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

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Mom Says Man Tried To Kill Daughter

Cyn Mackley by Cyn Mackley
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A car hit a woman using a walker and a mom says someone broke in and tried to kill her daughter. We break down the Portsmouth Police Chief’s Daily Briefing. 

Mom Says Man Tried To Kill Daughter

A Robinson Avenue mother called police just before 8 am to report a man broke into the house and attempted to kill her daughter. 

Police arrested him at 9th and Waller for an open warrant. The daughter refused medical treatment and was also arrested for an open warrant.

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Just after 5 pm, the mom asked officers to come to check out her house as she was afraid the man who broke in might have left drugs behind. Police searched the home and found nothing suspicious. 

Nursing Home Calls Cops on Dementia Patient

A local nursing home reported that a dementia patient claimed another dementia patient touched her breast. 

The facility also plans to notify the state. 

Meanwhile at Wendy’s

A busy day for officers at Wendy’s restaurants. Just after noon, PPD assisted Secret Service officers at the Scioto Trail location while they interviewed a subject.

Just after 1:30 pm, they responded to the Gallia Street location for a man who refused to leave the bathroom.

Under The Influence

  • Officers responded to Thomas Avenue just before 2 pm for a report of an overdose. The man refused treatment. 
  • A woman called the police at 2 pm to complain that someone had taken her suboxone. Police gave her a theft of medication form. 
  • Police responded to Alexandria House on Findlay Street for a report of 2 apparently high men leaning over some tables who appeared they were about to pass out. Officers advised them to leave the building. 
  • EMS personnel saved a man after he overdosed in a vehicle on Munn Street. Medics administered Narcan to bring him back, however, he refused further treatment. His family took responsibility for him and moved the car. 
  • Officers were called to Big Lots at 8 pm for a report of a man passed out behind the dumpster. Police took him into custody. 

Bed Bug Dropoff

A McConnell Street man contacted police after someone left a bed, box springs, and a chair crawling with bed bugs on his porch. 

He later checked his security footage and determined his neighbor dropped it off. 

Hey, That’s My Stuff

A Summit Street caller contacted police at 6:34 pm to report the theft of a wallet. He said it was stolen from a parked car with the past 45 minutes. 

The wallet contained his CCW permit, driver’s license, Social Security Card, Debit Card, and medical insurance information. Police took information for a report.

Woman With Walker Hit By Car

Police responded to a report of a vehicle backing over a woman with a walker at 7:39 pm.

Officers say she was sitting on the seat of her walker on the sidewalk near the street when the vehicle made contact with the walker.  Police said the driver bumped the woman’s walker but did not run her over.

However, she did fall over. She refused treatment. 

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 Officers took a man with an open warrant into custody. 

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