Crisis on Gallia Street – Cops Called to Wendy’s & Speedway
Two separate incidents along Gallia Street showed a different side of police work this week, as Portsmouth Police Department officers ...
Read moreDetailsTwo separate incidents along Gallia Street showed a different side of police work this week, as Portsmouth Police Department officers ...
Read moreDetailsWe grieve the loss of an angel who walked this earth. A beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Reverend Peggy ...
Read moreDetailsBorn and raised on Smith Hill, John Robert Burkitt entered this earthly life on December 13, 1937, the eldest child ...
Read moreDetailsA search for a missing Scioto County man has come to a tragic conclusion after his body was discovered in ...
Read moreDetailsJimmy Dale Pendleton II, 56, loving son and brother, of Chillicothe, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 23, 2026 at ...
Read moreDetailsA potentially tragic situation ended safely thanks to quick action by a Portsmouth police officer. Just before 11 a.m., an ...
Read moreDetailsThe South Webster community continues to mourn the loss of Marc Kreischer, superintendent of Bloom-Vernon Local Schools, as students, staff, families, and ...
Read moreDetailsMichael Andrew Bowling, 52, of Lucasville, Ohio, passed away on February 10, 2026. He was born July 3, 1973, in ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started as a frightening call along State Route 140 turned into a tense, emotional night for first responders trying ...
Read moreDetailsDeputies rushed to a home this week after a terrified mother called 911, saying her son told her he was on his ...
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