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SCIOTO — Among the 19 items on its Thursday agenda, the Scioto County Commissioners passed a resolution that holds significance to the S.O.A.R. Busin
‘The time has come’: City WTP to be demolished in 2025 By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH — When it comes to getting water to the city and a fair share of county residents, the Portsmouth Water Treatment Plant has held that responsibility for more than 70 years. On Wednesday, the Daily Times joined Director of Water Filtration and City Manager Sam Sutherland in a tour of the facility just east of the New Boston Walmart. “I know it might be hard to see, but there are a lot of areas of the facility that are in bad shape,” he said, serving in the department for th...
Minford fourth grader sets up lemonade stand By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com SCIOTOVILLE — With summer heat rolling into town, one Minford Elementary School fourth grade student is offering refreshing beverages for passersby outside his great-grandparent’s home in Sciotoville. At the intersection of Milldale Road and Bonsers Run Avenue, 9-year-old Landon Dingus has set up a lemonade stand in his great-grandparent’s driveway which has attracted many in its first three days of operation. With assistance from Rachel “Sudzy” Colley, the business has transformed from a stop t...
Friends of Greenlawn speaks before City Council By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH- Four years ago this week, the Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation approached Portsmouth City Council with the idea of a public-private agreement. On Monday, Debbie Gambill spoke before the council during the City Manager’s session to update them on its progress in maintaining one of what she called the oldest operating cemeteries in the Midwest. “We thought it was a lot for any city to take care of,” she said, describing the 40-acre site home to 8,500 graves. “And we did believ...
City considering building a new code enforcement division By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH — To boost its response to code enforcement matters in the city, CE officer Andy Gedeon and City Engineer Nathan Prosch proposed multiple changes to the department before Portsmouth City Council Monday. In the past few weeks, Gedeon, Prosch, City Manager Sam Sutherland, and City Solicitor John Haas have been discussing what can be done to improve the department’s abilities. “As we all know, we have been battling a big fight with code enforcement,” said Sutherland during the...