Several appropriations on council agenda
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Portsmouth City Council will meet for the first time in April at the Shawnee State University Ballroom starting at 6 p.m. on Monday.
PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth City Council will reconvene for the first time this month on Monday, a meeting with 11 items on its agenda and multiple appropriations at stake.
Starting with third reading, the council will review two pieces of legislation focused on renewable energy and a possible lease agreement for a museum.
The former would allow the voters of Portsmouth a say in whether or not the city should adopt a Wholesale Electricity Purchase/Renewable Energy Program. As City Manager Sam Sutherland said in a letter, Athens and Chillicothe have enacted similar systems and the council would still need to draft legislation depending on the vote.
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Local group at work prepping new museum in Portsmouth
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Sean McHenry (left) and John McHenry (right) say their museum is a work in progress, but are hopeful that the Scioto County Heritage Museum will enlighten locals and visitors on the area’s storied past. Photo by Patrick Keck.
Much of the work so far has been the interior repairs, a fresh paint layer and new furnace included. Photo by Patrick Keck.
Sean McHenry (left) and John McHenry (right) say their museum is a work in progress, but are hopeful that the Scioto County Heritage Museum will enlighten locals and visitors on the area’s storied past. Photo by Patrick Keck.
Flu hospitalizations reach record-low’s, avoiding a ‘twindemic’ for now
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Multiple locations, including Staker s Drugstore on Chillicothe Street, have flu vaccines at their places of business. Photo by Patrick Keck.
SCIOTO Rates of influenza-associated hospitalizations are down significantly throughout Ohio and the United States, which public health experts say is due to a multitude of reasons.
A few weeks into the 2020-2021 flu season, the Ohio Department of Health has reported 43 hospitalizations as of Dec. 12. Compared to other years, this 10th week of reporting is just under 10 times less than last flu season’s and five times less than this point in 2018-2019.