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Wenstrup holds fentanyl roundtable with local officials - Portsmouth Daily Times

Portsmouth 2021 and beyond: Digital needs, interns in demand from city departments

Portsmouth 2021 and beyond: Digital needs, interns in demand from city departments By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com 1st Ward Councilman Sean Dunne (right) and fellow Portsmouth City Council members listened to reports from varying city departments during Saturday’s organizational meeting. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH City departments discussed their work, plans, and needs during Saturday’s organizational meeting held at Shawnee State University. The work ranged from public health missions to infrastructure, but common themes did emerge in terms of their wants in the new year. Many departments took the opportunity to explain their needs to boost its digital capabilities, the potential hiring of interns to assist in data collection and increasing their physical office space.

Local flag collector won't show one flag any longer - Portsmouth Daily Times

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 appoints two new officers to PPD - Portsmouth Daily Times

City appoints two new officers to PPD Staff Report City Manager Sam Sutherland swore in Jesse Kontras as a Portsmouth Police Department officer at the front steps of the city building on Monday, Jan. 25. Photo courtesy of PPD. City Manager Sam Sutherland swore in Tyler Spriggs as a Portsmouth Police Department officer at the front steps of the city building on Monday, Jan. 25. Photo courtesy of PPD. PORTSMOUTH City Manager Sam Sutherland and Chief of Police Debby Brewer announced the appointment of two new police officers. On Monday, Sutherland swore in Jesse Kontras and Tyler Spriggs as police officers with the Portsmouth Police Department.