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  • Public Safety

    Jailhouse Brawl: Inmate Attack Sends Officer to Hospital, Sparks Safety Concerns Behind Bars 

    Double Trouble on Chillicothe: Police Cruiser and SUV Collide in Separate Portsmouth Crashes 

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    Domestic Violence Arrest in West Portsmouth: When Police Can’t Just “Disregard” a Call 

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    Heroes in Blue: Deputies Step In to Help a Troubled Child 

    David Thoroughman Sheriff

    Sheriff Urges Support for Township Levies

    Busted Arrests Portsmouth Scioto County Mugshots

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    Baddie From Cincinnati

    Baddie From Cincinnati: Murderer?  

    A small yellow car is parked in front of a retail store in a city. The road around them is clear of other vehicles.

    How Careful Parking Can Decrease Damage to Your Car

    Cincinnati Baddie Eric Johnson

    Cincinnati Baddie Busted in Portsmouth: Crack, Cash & More

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    Calm Under Pressure: Deputies Talk Armed Man Out of Crisis, Preventing Tragedy in Lawrence County 

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    Domestic Dispute Boils Over at Wheelersburg Marathon 

    Hisle Park Apartments

    Trouble in “Safe” Housing: Hisle Park Apartments Hit With More Police Calls 

    Ohio House Broadens Cryptocurrency Reserve into Wider Strategic Investment Fund

    How Access to More Information Can Reduce Decision-Making Risks

    Ryan Stapleton

    4-Wheeler Rampage Ends with Citizen Tackle and Arrest on Disterdick Lane 

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    Protective Order Ignored: Lucasville Man Flees Into Woods, Arrested an Hour Later 

    CPS CALLED IN: A Rough Week for Portsmouth Families 

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    Nursing Home Scuffle Reported During Evening Smoke Break 

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    “I Don’t Care About Your Baby”: High School Fight Highlights Struggles of Pregnant Teens 

    Justin Holcomb

    Lucasville Man Charged After Domestic Assault Report 

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  • Politics

    Latest Updates: Bryan Davis Gets Bail Modification, Next Hearing Set for December

    Portsmouth City Bonds

    Portsmouth Moves Forward With Bonds to Fund New City Building 

    Democrats Blast Bryan Davis: “Quit Collecting a Paycheck You’re Not Earning” 

    Robert Horton

    Update in Robert Horton Corruption Case 

    Davis Commish

    No Updates, Just an Empty Seat: Powell and Smith Say Davis Drama is Out of Their Hands

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    Parking, Murals, and an Indicted Commissioner: Sparks Fly at Portsmouth City Manager’s Conference 

    Bryan Davis Due Back In Court October 21 

    Sean Dunne Next Mayor of Portsmouth?

    Dunne: “It’s Time for Portsmouth to Speak Up” on Davis Resignation 

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    Portsmouth Council Weighs Asking Davis to Resign 

    Turning Point USA

    Student Democrats Deny Role in Petition to Ban Turning Point USA at SSU 

    Turning Point USA

    Portsmouth Politics Escalate: SSU Students Petition to Ban Turning Point USA

    Recorder Gary Jenkins

    Scioto County Recorder’s Office Increases Fees 

    Scottie Powell

    Commissioner Powell Responds to Conflict of Interest Questions 

    FOP Endorses Malone, Neff in Portsmouth City Election 

    Bryan Davis

    Where’s Bryan Davis? GOP Says Step Down — Court Says Suspended

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    Where’s Bryan Davis? After Two Missed Meetings, GOP Says It’s Time to Step Down 

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    Exclusive: The Bench Is Back — But the Political Drama Isn’t Over 

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    Where’s Bryan Davis? Commissioners, Citizens Ask the Same Question 

    Scioto County Commissioner Bryan Davis

    Bryan Davis Arraignment Set, New Judge Assigned 

    Bryan Davis

    Why Commissioner Davis Staying in Office Raises Big Problems 

  • Feel Good
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    Flower Delivery: Share Scioto’s Heart with Japan

    Honoring Scioto County’s First Town — and Its First People: New Heritage Trail Sign Dedicated at Earl Thomas Conley Park 

    A man approaching the bowling lane with a red bowling ball as his three friends in the background cheer him on.

    How Bowling Can Improve Your Mental Health

    A sleek blue sedan parked on concrete. Behind the vehicle is a view of the sky with a setting sun over a body of water.

    How To Make Your Daily Driver Feel Like a Sports Car

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    How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint at Home

    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

    Cyn Mackley Channels Haunted Appalachia

    A group of friends stand around a table, smiling, laughing, and drinking. There are plates of food on the table.

    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 

    Three girls in quinceañera dresses stand beside one another. The one in middle has a gold dress while the other two wear pink.

    Tips for Selecting the Color of a Quinceañera Dress

    The Day the Streak Ended: Lakers’ 1987 Record Broken

    An angler standing at the edge of a lake just after sunset with three fishing rods resting on the ground next to him.

    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 

    A group of people stands outside with their arms in the air. They hold their hands together, making a pyramid shape.

    Hidden Gems: Community Strategies for Mental Wellness

  • Obituaries
     Jeffery Allen Stephens

     Jeffery Allen Stephens, 71 of Portsmouth

    Epifanio Ray Martinez, Sr.

     Epifanio Ray Martinez, Sr., 75 of Portsmouth

    Howard K. Sommers

    Howard K. Sommers, 88 of South Shore

    David Picklesimer

    David Picklesimer, 81 of Franklin Furnace

    Kevin Lee Butcher

    Kevin Lee Butcher 51 Southshore

    Kay Ellen Lakin, 82, of McDermott

    Duane Lee Smith

    Duane Lee Smith, 61 of Peebles

    Matthew Brisker

    Matthew Franklin Brisker, 57 of Cincinnati

    Peggy Jo (Hammond) Martin

    Peggy Jo Martin, 63, of South Portsmouth,

    Janet Sue Craycraft Deems

    Janet Sue Craycraft Deems, 78 of Greenup

    Carolyn Sue Wright Scaggs

    Carolyn Sue Wright Scaggs, 79, of Garrison

    David Lee Jividen

    David Lee Jividen, 76 of South Shore

    Donna Sue Jordan Mains, 69 of Raleigh

    Karen Burchett

    Karen Burchett, 59 of Minford

    Roberta Ilene Peach, 84 of Portsmouth

    Dale E. Ratliff

    Dale Edward Ratliff, 78 of South Shore

    Theresa Inez (Barnett) Mallory

    Theresa Inez Barnett Mallory, 83, of South Shore

    Luther Fredric Magee, age 79 of Myrtle Beach

    Charles E. Newton

    Charles E. Newton, 88, of Waverly

    Gary Ray Pyles,

    Orville McWhorter, Jr., 83 of Franklin Furnace

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Watch Final 2020 Presidential Debate Live

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(AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden hurtled toward Thursday night’s final debate, which could be the trailing incumbent’s best chance to change the race’s trajectory with just 12 days left until the election.

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The Nashville debate offered their final national stage to outline starkly different visions for a country in the grips of a surging pandemic that has killed more than 225,000 Americans and cost millions of jobs. Despite the historic tumult, the race has remained largely unchanged with Biden holding advantages in many battleground states while Trump faces a shortage of campaign cash and, crucially, time.

Worried that Trump could lose the White House and cost Republicans the Senate, some advisers urged him to trade his aggressive demeanor from the first debate for a lower-key style and put the spotlight on Biden, whom he derides as “Sleepy Joe.” But Trump made no such promise.

Biden, who has stepped off the campaign trail for several days in favor of debate prep, expects Trump to get intensely personal. The former vice president and his inner circle see the president’s approach chiefly as an effort to distract from the coronavirus, its economic fallout, and other crises of Trump’s term.

“Hopefully he’ll play by the rules,” Biden said as he boarded his plane for Tennessee. “I’m looking forward to this.”

Final debates often play an outsized role in electoral outcomes. But Thursday night’s showdown will be different from that past.

More than 46 million people have already cast their ballots as part of a pandemic-era rise in early voting. In an election dominated by a polarizing president, far fewer undecided voters remain than at this point in 2016.

In a visual reminder of the pandemic that has rewritten the norms of American society and fundamentally changed the campaign, sheets of plexiglass had been installed onstage Wednesday between the two men. But in the hours before the debate, they were removed.

The debate, moderated by NBC’s Kristen Welker, is a final chance for each man to make his case to a television audience of tens of millions of voters. And questions swirled as to how Trump, whose hectoring performance at the first debate was viewed by aides as a mistake that turned off viewers, would perform amid a stretch of the campaign in which he has taken angry aim at the news media and unleashed deeply personal attacks on Biden and his adult son.

In an effort to curtail interruptions this time, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that Trump and Biden would each have his microphone cut off while his rival delivered an opening two-minute answer to each of six debate topics.

The mute button won’t figure in the open discussion portion of the debate.

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