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    County Law Enforcement and EMS Activity Report for April 28, 2025 

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    City to Borrow $4.5 Million From General Fund to Finish New Building 

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    MOTORCYCLE MAYHEM: Wobbly Biker Busted with Hidden Fentanyl and Fake Tags! 

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    SQUATTERS GONE WILD: Portsmouth Homeowners Battle Porch Pirates and Backyard Intruders!

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    Front Line of the Crisis: Portsmouth Police Respond to Surge in Mental Health Emergencies 

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    Portsmouth Struggles with Substance Abuse Crisis: A Weekend Snapshot 

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    Portsmouth LGBT Sanctuary City Proposal Scrapped – New Resolution Coming

    Portsmouth Council Takes First Step Toward Homelessness Task Force 

    Scioto County Commissioners Cancel Without Explanation 

    Davis Ready for Flying Cars: Scioto Commissioner Eyes Future of Air Mobility at County Airport 

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    Portsmouth City Manager’s Report

    Rehab Housing Boom Sparks Outrage in Scioto County: Residents Demand Answers 

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    Scioto County’s Economic Development Stuck in Limbo as Scandal Fallout Continues 

    Ohio Governor Mike DeWine

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    Commissioners Say They Were Misled in Horton Reinstatement, Feel Betrayed

    Scioto County Bryan Davis

    “Perception Isn’t Always Facts”: Commissioner Davis Defends Wife Amid Scandal

    DEMS DEMAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESIGN NOW 

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    Ohio State University to Close Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Sparking Debate

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    COMMISSIONERS AXE HORTON AS SOPA DIRECTOR  

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    DAVIS FIRES BACK! COMMISH DEFENDS ROLE IN EXPLOSIVE CORRUPTION SCANDAL 

    Cathy Coleman Scioto County Commissioner

    Commissioner Cathy Coleman Breaks Silence on Corruption Case 

    SOPA Opera: Public Hearing Set to Boot Horton from SOPA Board 

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    YOU’RE FIRED – Horton Out of a Job & Out on Bail  

    Burner Phones, Faked Records, and Ambulance Cash?! Unraveling Horton’s Wild Web of Corruption Amid EMS Crisis 

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    SCANDAL EXPLODES IN SCIOTO COUNTY- BIGWIGS SCRAMBLE TO CLEAN UP CORRUPTION CIRCUS 

  • Feel Good

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

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

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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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    The Best Freshwater Fish To Catch This Summer

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    How Bowling Can Improve Your Mental Health

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    Lost Kid Calls Cops for Help 

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  • Obituaries
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    Cali Marie Roop, infant daughter of Portsmouth

    Betty Bauer

    Betty Bauer, 94 of Portsmouth

    Kenneth Anthony Lavinder

      Kenneth Anthony ‘Tony’ Lavinder, 75 of Portsmouth

    Barbara Williams

    Alice Margaret Briggs, 81 of Wheelersburg

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    Max Mathew Behrer, 88, of Wheelersburg

    Mary Ellen Shaw

    Mary Ellen Shaw, age 93 of Stout

    Barbara Williams

    Rose Ann Joyce, 96 of McDermott

    Dr. David Lee DePugh, age 67 of Franklin Furnace

    Tim Murphy

    Timothy Dixon Murphy, 74 of Waverly

    Richard Alan Chapman

    Richard Alan Chapman, 73 of New Boston

    Burl Clyde Horner, 74 of Franklin Furnace

    Les D. Bradshaw

    Les D. Bradshaw, 62, of West Portsmouth

    Larry Allen Chandler

    Larry Allen Chandler, 76 of Waverly

     Johnna Lucille Cox

     Johnna Lucille Cox, 52, of Portsmouth,

    Michael Ira Levine

    Michael Ira Levine, 85 of Portsmouth,

    Timberly Martin

    Timberly Martin, 69, of New Boston,

    Sharon Rose Altman

    Sharon Rose Altman, 74, of Lucasville

    Connie Sue Gee, 54 of Chillicothe

    Angla Lynn Leatherman

      Angla Lynn Leatherman, 63 of Portsmouth

    Carl L. Collins,

    Carl L. Collins, 86 of South Shore

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Norma J. Donathan, 87, of Wheelersburg

November 12, 1932 ~ January 11, 2020 (age 87)

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