Ohio Targets Soaring Foster Care Costs: House Bill 984
A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers wants the state to rein in rapidly increasing foster-care placement costs, warning that the ...
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Panhandling Call Ends With Trespass Arrest
Portsmouth police were called to Oasis Convenient Mart around 9 a.m. after a report that a barred man had been...
Commissioners Warn Foster Care Costs Could Gut County Services – Is House Bill 984 the Solution?
Scioto County Commissioners say the county is trapped in an impossible child welfare math problem, and unless the state steps...
Busted! 08/20/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 178 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Intoxicated Teen Disturbance Ends With Hospital Trip
Portsmouth police were called to 5th Street around 4:45 a.m. after a report of a 19-year-old woman who was very...
Old IRS Building Could Get $400K Cleanup Boost
Portsmouth City Council will consider emergency legislation to accept and spend $400,208 in state brownfield grant money for work at...
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Rescue Volunteer: Dog Shelter Problems Ran Deeper Than Public Knew
The Scioto County Dog Shelter is undergoing yet another reset. County commissioners are recruiting for a newly combined Dog Warden/Director position. Scioto Hounds has stepped in with vaccines, food, equipment and other assistance. New volunteers are being recruited, and commissioners...
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Overnight Chaos in Portsmouth
Portsmouth police handled three early-morning calls involving women in distress, including a report of a pregnant woman with a baseball...
Ohio Ends Gender Marker Form
Ohio has quietly ended a 17-year process that allowed transgender residents to change the gender marker on a driver’s license...
How Buying Tobacco Online Works for Adults
Online tobacco shopping is easy to find with a quick search. For a reader in Southern Ohio, the results can...
West Nile Found in Portsmouth Mosquitoes
Portsmouth health officials are warning residents after routine mosquito testing found positive mosquito pools in parts of the city. The...
Court: South Webster Sex Offender Failed to Register
The Scioto County grand jury returned an indictment against a South Webster man accused of failing to verify his address...
Woman Busted For TPO Violation
Deputies arrested a woman in Madison Township after a report that she was intoxicated, combative, and had assaulted a man....
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Want a Piece of the Data Center Boom? Project Dazzler Looking for Local Businesses
After months of debate about what Southern Ohio's data center boom will mean for local residents, businesses are getting an opportunity to compete for some of the work. Scioto County Commissioners shared information about a Regional Build Briefing scheduled for...
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Shoplifters Gone Wild
It was another busy stretch for retail theft calls, with deputies investigating everything from a $328 pressure washer allegedly rolled...
Drive Drunk, Get Pulled Over
You are never supposed to drive drunk. Police are always watching for impaired drivers. But from Aug. 19 through Sept....
When Body Sensations Become a Fear Loop
Pain, dizziness, a pounding heart, stomach discomfort, breathlessness, or an unusual sensation can capture your attention immediately. Sometimes the sensation...
Baby Doe Case Ends in Guilty Plea
PLAIN CITY, Ohio — A Greene County woman has pleaded guilty in the case involving an infant whose remains were...
Want a Piece of the Data Center Boom? Project Dazzler Looking for Local Businesses
After months of debate about what Southern Ohio's data center boom will mean for local residents, businesses are getting an...
Busted! 08/18/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 192 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
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