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Scioto man gets life sentence following murder trial
Staff report PORTSMOUTH — A Scioto County teen got a life sentence after a five-day murder trial for shooting a man at a graduation party last summer after a jury rejected his claim of self defense. On Friday, Aden Greene, 18, was sentenced to life in prison and will not be able to apply for […] The post Scioto man gets life sentence following murder trial appeared first on The Tribune.
Scioto County Prehistoric Cultural Heritage
In September 2023, a collection of eight unique Native American sites in various locations in the State of Ohio were inscribed as World Heritage Sites. These sites include Fort Ancient in Oregonia, OH, two sites at the Newark Earthworks in Newark, OH, and five sites that are part of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe, OH. Collectively, these five sites are known as the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. None of the above sites are in Scioto County, but there are Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks and a rich Native American narrative that Portsmouth and Scioto County preserves.
PRESS and American Nuclear Activist Alliance demand Senate hearings
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth/Piketon Residents for Environmental Safety and Security (PRESS) and the American Nuclear Activist Alliance are urgently calling on the Senate Energy Committee to conduct hearings on the severe property contamination and alarming cancer prevalence in Pike and Scioto Counties in Ohio. “The contamination is well documented. We have the scientific studies and the documents to prove the Department of Energy’s criminal actions. Pike County has the highest cancer rate in the state of Ohio. It’s because of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant,” said...
Commissioners talk sales tax revenue losses
PORTSMOUTH — The Scioto County Board of Commissioners has been tracking a continuing loss of sales tax revenue, and is warning county officeholders to watch their budgets. “We are continuing to see a lull in our sales tax revenues,” said Commission Chair Bryan Davis. The revenue loss comes...
Resources available at the Scioto County Veterans Service Office
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - An organization in Scioto County is lending a hand to those who have served our country. Sam McKibben stopped by First Look at Four to tell us about some of the resources available at the Scioto County Veterans Service Office. This segment is sponsored content and...
On Stage: Using the innocent humor of children to help a worthy cause
PORTSMOUTH, OH — The Scioto County Suicide Prevention Coalition is teaming up with the Portsmouth Little Theatre to present a comedy focusing on the innocence of children. It's often been said that laughter is the best medicine. In order to raise money coalition is hoping that laughter can also be a life saver.
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