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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, sometimes as high as 30%, where a portion of profits made by selling food products ends up in their hands instead of the restaurants. ....
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 Edwin Martell, pictured here during his Jan. 14, 2020 appointment, is running as a write-in candidate for the ward. File photo. ....
Local flag collector won’t show one flag any longer By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Bob Lewis says his flag display, which in recent years included the confederate flag, focuses more on history and the contentious symbol is not particularly important to him. Photo courtesy of Bob Lewis. PORTSMOUTH His name was never mentioned during Portsmouth City Council’s two months of discussion, but he says he still felt its impact. An 11-year renter of the city’s campgrounds, Bob Lewis has presented as many as 26 flags, including the American, Ohioan and 9/11 ones, from his riverfront property throughout the years. One of his flags however received condemnation from the council as they looked into potentially banning it from city property. ....
City renames portion of Findlay Street By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Portsmouth City Council gathered Tuesday afternoon to see the dedication of a portion of Findlay Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Photo by Adam Black. A city worker places the new named street sign honoring MLK on the corner of Findlay Street and 16th Street. PORTSMOUTH It’s been a work in progress for nearly two years, but Portsmouth City Council took care of the business of renaming a portion of a city street on Tuesday. Between the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department and Route 52, that portion of Findlay Street will be renamed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. ....
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 encourages their neighbors to take the vaccine when it is their turn. ....