West Union Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash Remembered as Devoted Father

Public Safety

West Union Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash Remembered as Devoted Father

November 7, 2025

A 29-year-old West Union man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Sunrise Avenue near Cosby Street in ...

Public Safety

Busted Burg Bash: Deputies Break Up Massive Teen Party, Call in Drone to Find Kids Hiding in Woods

by Cyn Mackley

November 5, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... What started as a massive Wheelersburg house party ended with a drone search, a dozen ...

Politics

Voters Show Strong Support for Most Local Levies — But Sheriff’s Backed Measures Fall Short in Two Townships

by Cyn Mackley

November 5, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Scioto County voters were in a mostly generous mood on Election Day, approving the majority ...

Public Safety

“All In” and Gone Too Soon: Community Mourns Two Boys Killed in South Point ATV Crash

by Cyn Mackley

November 3, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The South Point and Ironton communities are in mourning after a devastating ...

Public Safety

14 Guns, 300 Grams of Meth: Massive Drug and Weapons Bust in Otway

by Cyn Mackley

November 1, 2025

What started as a simple warrant service turned into a major drug and weapons seizure in rural Scioto County — ...

Public Safety

Teen Trouble Online & Off: Police Respond to Two Calls Involving Internet Drama and Family Fights

by Cyn Mackley

October 31, 2025

Portsmouth Police and Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies spent part of the week mediating teen troubles — one sparked by online harassment, the other ...

Public Safety

Sheriff Urges Support for Township Levies

by Cyn Mackley

October 29, 2025

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman is encouraging voters to approve three township safety levies appearing on the ballot for Tuesday, November 4. The ...