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Fatal Crash
Fatal Crash Lucasville – On Tuesday, April 23rd at 04:31pm, the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call of a single ATV crash on Rarden Bear Creek Road near Van Crabtree Road. Christopher A. Ward, 51 of Lucasville, was the only occupant on the ATV and was traveling east on Rarden…
Read MoreMain Street Portsmouth spring cleanup is Saturday
Main Street Portsmouth spring cleanup is Saturday By Mistie Spicer Scioto Voice Staff Writer After a little hiatus the Main Street Portsmouth spring cleanup has returned and will be held this weekend beginning at 11:00 a.m. “We used to do these cleanups in the spring and the fall and volunteers dropped off for…
Read MoreLand Bank takes down 100th Structure
Land Bank takes down 100thstructure By Bill Shope Scioto Voice Writer In what seems to be a never-ending battle to clean up the county, the Scioto County Land Reutilization Corporation (SCLRC) announced that it had recently brought down the 100thdilapidated structure within Scioto County, with another quickly following. “The 100thbuilding to come…
Read MorePublic Indictments
Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the January term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on April 5 and returned _35 __Public Indictments and __4__Secret Indictments. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows: HEYWOOD MONROE BELL, 44 Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on: Tampering with Evidence Failure to Comply with an Order…
Read MoreCity awarded grants for Front Street Multi-Use Path Project
City awarded grants for Front Street Multi-Use Path Project By Derrick C. Parker Scioto Voice Writer The City of Portsmouth has been awarded two grants (totaling $622,725) to go towards the Front Street Multi-Use Path Project. The project will create a walking, jogging, and biking lane on Front Street and is part of the…
Read MoreIndictments
Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the January term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on March 29and returned _30__Public Indictments and __1__Secret Indictment. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows: TINA RENEE GROVES, 46 Otway, Ohio, was indicted on: Failure to Appear GARY L. FREEMAN, 34 Columbus, Ohio, was…
Read MoreTWO ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES AFTER LARGE AMOUNT OF SUSPECTED CRYSTAL METH SEIZED
Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini and Portsmouth Police Chief Robert K. Ware announce that a Southern Ohio Drug Task Force investigation and the continued effort to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs from Dayton, Ohio into Portsmouth and Scioto County has led to possibly the largest seizure of crystal…
Read MoreInmate Sentenced to 86 Years
March 29, 2019 Scioto County Prosecutor, Shane Tieman announced today that on March 29, 2019 Greg Reinke, formerly of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, was sentenced to eighty-six years in prison for his role in two separate incidents that occurred at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility while being held as an inmate there. The first incident occurred on…
Read MoreVICTIM HOSPITALIZED AFTER HOME INVASION IN FRANKLIN FURNACE, OH
Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini announces that on Wednesday March 27th the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from an individual at 226 Norwich Ave. in Franklin Furnace stating someone had assaulted the resident during a robbery. Deputies and Detectives responded along with Green Twp. EMS personnel to investigate. The victim,…
Read MorePORTSMOUTH MAN ARRESTED ON DRUG AND FIREARM OFFENSES
Portsmouth Police Chief Robert K. Ware and Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini announce that a Portsmouth, Ohio man has been arrested on drug and firearm related offenses. On Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at approximately 11:17p.m., officers with the Portsmouth Police Department responded to the complaint of subjects…
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