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5 days ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
Portsmouth City Council decided Monday not to move ahead with a resolution to make the city an LGBTQ+ sanctuary city. Despite revised language the new resolution did not make it out of the city manager’s meeting discussion phase. All members of council voted against the measure to move it to a regular council meeting except Councilman Sean Dunne, who introduced both versions of the resolution. kAmx7 2AAC@G65 3J 4@F?4:=[ DF49 2 C6D@=FE:@? H@F=5 92G6ik^AmkF=mk=:m!C@4=2:>65 E96 4:EJ 2 D276 92G6?
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1 week ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
May is Women’s Health Month, and the city health department is making an offer local women shouldn’t refuse. The Portsmouth City Health Department will be hosting a morning of free health screenings for local women Wednesday, May 14, as part of Women’s Health Month.
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1 week ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
A teenager who pleaded guilty in April in a shooting case has been sentenced to prison. Tyreese Harding, 18, of Portsmouth, pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 9, to one count of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and two counts of attempted felonious assault, both third-degree felonies. He had originally been charged with attempted murder. kAmw2C5:?8 3C2?5:D965 2 D9@E8F? 2E E9C66 @E96C >2=6D]k^AmkAm“|C] w2C5:?8 H2D D6?E6?465 3J yF586 w2C492 E@ 6:89E E@ `_ J62CD :?
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1 week ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
A pair of change orders has the Scioto County commissioners searching for $17,000 to address roof issues at the old Oddfellows building at Fifth and Court streets. The building currently houses the OSU Extension, the economic development office and acts as a space for Southern Ohio Port Authority meetings. kAm%96 d[___\DBF2C6\7@@E C@@7 52>286D 92G6 =2?565 @?
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1 week ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
Scioto County Commissioner Cathy Coleman’s condition has been downgraded after sustaining injuries in a car crash Thursday. Coleman, 71, was admitted to Grant Medical Center in Columbus after the crash. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ vC2?E |65:42= r6?E6C[ r@=6>2? :D ?@H 4@?D:56C65 E@ 36 :? 4C:E:42= 4@?5:E:@?]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 AF3=:4 u2463@@< A@DE 3J 2 72>:=J >6>36C[ r@=6>2? 92D 925 >F=E:A=6 DFC86C:6D D:?46 25>:DD:@? 2E vC2?E] u:CDE =:DE65 2D 36:?8 :? 72:C 4@?5:E:@? uC:52J 3J 9@DA:E2= DE277[ 96C 4@?5:E:@?
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1 week ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
Scioto County Commissioner Cathy Coleman’s condition has been downgraded after sustaining injuries in a car crash Thursday. Coleman, 71, was admitted to Grant Medical Center in Columbus after the crash. The crash was at the intersection of U.S. 23 and Kentucky 10 in Greenup County. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ vC2?E |65:42= r6?E6C[ r@=6>2? :D ?@H 4@?D:56C65 E@ 36 :? DE23=6 3FE 4C:E:42= 4@?5:E:@?]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 AF3=:4 u2463@@< A@DE 3J r@=6>2?VD 8C2?552F89E6C qC@@<6 |4}FEE[ r@=6>2?
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2 weeks ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
The Scioto County commissioners are asking for prayers for one of their own as Commissioner Cathy Coleman was in a car crash Thursday, May 1. Coleman was injured in the crash and was taken to Grant Medical Center for treatment. She is reported to be in fair and stable condition as of Friday afternoon, according to Grant Medical Center. kAm%96 4@>>:DD:@?6CVD @77:46 A@DE65 @? E96:C u2463@@< A286 E92E r@=6>2?
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2 weeks ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
The same month Scioto County Community Action Organization is celebrating its 60th anniversary of serving local residents, it is worried about funding for the future. According to CAO Executive Director Steve Sturgill, the organization is expecting federal budget cuts to affect local services to the tune of $14 million to $16 million. He asked the Scioto County commissioners for a letter of support to Ohio’s federal delegation in an attempt to save funding for services.
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3 weeks ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
Former South Webster High School teacher and convicted sex offender Caroline Nicole Haney-Johnson has been granted an early release from prison. Haney-Johnson pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery in Scioto County Court of Common Pleas in October. She was charged after it was discovered she was in a sexual relationship with a male high school student. kAmw2?6J\y@9?D@? A=62565 8F:=EJ 2?5 H2D D6?E6?465 :? s646>36C E@ 2 J62C :? AC:D@?
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3 weeks ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Lori McNelly
What would it mean for Portsmouth to become a sanctuary city for the LGBTQ+ community? It’s an idea being brought to Portsmouth City Council Monday as part of the city manager’s report. kAm“pE @FC =2DE 4@F?4:= >66E:?8[ $92H?66 $E2E6 DEF56?ED 2?5 @E96C 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD C6BF6DE65 E92E 4@F?4:= 2AAC@G6 2 C6D@=FE:@? E92E 92D 366? 2AAC@G65 :? pE96?D 2?5 @E96C 4:E:6D E92E H@F=5 564=2C6 !@CED>@FE9 36 2 D2?4EF2CJ 4:EJ 7@C E96 {vq%"Z 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 G@:46 DFAA@CE 7@C 86?56C\277:C>:?8 42C6[” D2:5 $62?
