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Horton details S.O.A.R. Business Park project By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Scioto County Economic Development Director Robert Horton discussed the pictured S.O.A.R. project during the commissioner’s meeting on Thursday. SCIOTO — During its Thursday meeting, pushed back to 11:30, the Scioto County Commissioners reached several contract agreements with varying local entities. Among the 21 items on its agenda, the lengthiest so far this year, the board’s first agreements were the annual renewals with the City of Portsmouth and the Village of New Boston for its indigent defe...

Local panel takes on racism, offers solutions By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Locals took part in a panel, put on by Ohio State University, on Tuesday night discussing what racism looks like in Portsmouth. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH — Maureen Cadogan, Executive Director of Operation Safety Net and the Scioto County Homeless and Pandemic shelters, says she has lived with racism for as long as she can remember. She recalls going to the grocery store with her grandmother as a toddler, where she was offered a bit of advice. “When you go into the store, put your hands in yo...

Preliminary Lucasville park plans discussed By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Growing Lucasville Opportunities board member Adam Riehl (center) spoke with the Valley Township Trustees on Monday regarding the latest with their Robert Lucas Road park project. LUCASVILLE — A Lucasville business group, organized and recently founded to promote economic growth in their town, announced preliminary plans for one project scheduled to start later this year. Growing Lucasville Opportunities Board member Adam Riehl discussed those plans for a community park, one including a playground, amph...

Local restaurants could receive helping hand from city By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH — Relief has come in varying ways to Portsmouth small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, whether through local or national assistance, yet it’s nonetheless been a struggle. Profit margins are already thin for restaurants, said 1st Ward Councilman Sean Dunne during the Jan. 25 City Managers session, made only skinnier by high user rates charged by third-party food delivery services such as DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats and others. These services charge a commission, sometim...

Candidates petitions received by SCBOE Joey Sandlin is running for the Portsmouth 5th Ward Councilperson position. Photo courtesy of Joey Sandlin. Andy Cole is running for the Portsmouth 3rd Ward Councilperson position. Photo courtesy of Andy Cole. Ryan Ottney is again running for a position on the Village of New Boston Council. File Photo. Jessica Pacula is running for the Portsmouth 3rd Ward Councilperson position. Photo courtesy of Jessica Pacula. Jerry Skiver is running for the Portsmouth 3rd Ward Councilperson position. Photo courtesy of Jerry Skiver. Current 5th Ward Councilman Edw...