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Packard encourages COVID vaccine, shares poster idea By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com 6th Ward Councilman Dennis Packard (left) discussed his idea of promoting the Covid-19 vaccines through a poster campaign during the City Council session on Dec. 28. Photo by Patrick Keck. SCIOTO — COVID vaccines are being carried out by the hundreds in Scioto County each day and Portsmouth 6th Ward Councilman Dennis Packard wants the public to not just support it, but to actively promote it. During his first report as a Council member on Monday, Packard suggested citizens create posters that en...

Council increases city employees’ salaries in final 2020 session By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Portsmouth City Council assembled for the final time this year on Monday, passing all seven items on their agenda. PORTSMOUTH — Mayor Kevin Johnson struck the gavel slightly after 7:20 p.m. to adjourn the City Managers’ session Monday, concluding both the meeting and the year for Portsmouth City Council. A considerable portion of the meeting was spent in executive session, a 32-minute closed doors discussion regarding employee pay, before attending to the seven items on their ag...

Increased precaution encouraged to avoid post-holiday COVID spike By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Portsmouth Fire Chief Bill Raison, along with the city health, fire, and police departments, helped administer 160 vaccines outside the PCHD building on Monday to frontline workers. Photo courtesy of Larry Mullins. SCIOTO — Just two weeks ago, the Portsmouth City and Scioto County Health Departments reported its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases. That jump of 157 cases Dec. 11 brought the county’s cumulative total to more than 3,000 since the beginning of the pandem...

Court security, code enforcement in Council’s final 2020 session By Patrick Keck Portsmouth City Council will close out its 2020 meetings on Monday at the Shawnee State University Ballroom. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH- Monday’s Portsmouth City Council will conclude 2020, a year marked by the nomination of three new Council members, passed measures, and the occasional fervent debate. This meeting, held at the Shawnee State University Ballroom, will be 6th Ward Councilman Dennis Packard’s first since his Dec. 14 nomination and focus on seven legislation items. Council will start wit...

Haas, citing First Amendment, says no to Rebel flag ban By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH- A discussion item in the past two Portsmouth City Managers sessions seems like it will remain in that status following a response from City Solicitor John Haas. Haas received an inquiry from 2nd Ward Councilwoman Charlotte Gordon during the Nov. 23 meeting regarding the presence of Confederate flags on city property, more specifically on the city-owned campgrounds by the riverfront. He said then that he would need time to review the legal merits of prohibiting the symbol, which woul...