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Through telehealth, hotline counselors battle to uplift student’s spirits By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Many schools throughout Scioto County, including the pictured Portsmouth High School, have transitioned to online learning recently due to rising numbers of the coronavirus. This disruption of routine and increased isolation has some mental health experts concerned for students and staff. Photo by Patrick Keck. SCIOTO — With the new year approaching, most Scioto County students will be spending time before and after the holiday break back home. As COVID cases and deaths h...

Council holding interviews for 6th Ward vacancy By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Portsmouth City Council, pictured here during its Nov. 9 meeting, will hold its second-to-last meeting of the year on Monday. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH — In its penultimate session of 2020, Portsmouth City Council will convene on Monday evening to discuss eight items on its agenda and the open 6th ward seat. The seat has remained vacant since the unfortunate passing of Thomas Lowe last month and there are now four applicants- James D. Jordan, Kenneth “Rich” Scarberry, Dennis Packard, Susa...

SOMC nurses detail hospital’s 24/7 Covid battle Those hospitalized for the coronavirus require a lot of medical attention and are hooked-up to many machines like these to battle its harmful effects. Photo courtesy of Amy Fraulini. SCIOTO — Working in any field for three decades typically gives an employee a wide range of experiences and increasingly slim chance for surprises. For one Southern Ohio Medical Center nurse, however that, unfortunately, has not been the case in 2020. In her 30 years as a nurse, the last 24 as a nursing leader, Amy Fraulini shared in a Wednesday Facebook post ho...

No chokehold policy adopted by state advisory board COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday a new standard of deadly force for police departments in the state. Following nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death this summer, the governor felt there was a need for conversations to unfold about policing. “George Floyd’s death is the culmination of many events,” he tweeted on May 29. “As he lay on the ground dying, he was a victim representing so many others before him. His death impacts us all. We have a responsibility to each other, regardless of race, to stand u...

Wenstrup, Johnson join-in on election lawsuit By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com WASHINGTON — A lawsuit from the state of Texas claiming voter fraud and irregularities in four battleground states during the 2020 Presidential Election has the support of many Republican Party lawmakers, including five Ohio congressmen. Among the five are U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup and Bill Johnson, whose respective Ohio second and 6th congressional districts split Scioto County. Both of the Republican Party congressmen won their November reelection bids and were joined by fellow Buckeyes Bob Gibbs, Jim...