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Scioto County Teachers receive 1st Dose Staff Report Scioto County teachers and school staff signed up to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last week at the school districts’ health clinic, Scioto Advantage, in New Boston. Submitted Photo NEW BOSTON, Ohio Scioto County teachers and school staff signed up to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last week at the school districts’ health clinic, Scioto Advantage, in New Boston. The second-dose of Moderna vaccines will be scheduled in the coming weeks. Scioto Advantage is a CareHere-operated clinic located in New Boston, exclusively serving members of the school districts’ health insurance plan. This free clinic was available only to area teachers and school staff throughout the county who chose to take it. According to South Central Ohio Educational Service Center Superintendent Sandy Mers, about 60 percent of eligible county teachers and staff signed up to receive their vaccine. ....
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. ....
DeWine proposes budget. What does that mean for Scioto County? By Patrick Keck - [email protected] SCIOTO Gov. Mike DeWine’s $1 billion budget proposal could bring major financial assistance to issues facing the county, among them broadband, children’s services and substance abuse. The budget, which details plans for fiscal years 2022 to 2023, aims to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus, which has taken the lives of 11,695 Ohioans and caused economic and social disarray. “Major crises can be powerfully transformative events,” he said during last Monday’s news conference. “After what has been an extremely challenging time in Ohio, we have an opportunity with this budget to make the kind of investments that will bring renewal and recovery.” ....
Portsmouth West student announces 3rd Ward candidacy By Patrick Keck - [email protected] Gary Jenkins, an 18-year-old Portsmouth West High School student, is running for the 3rd Ward seat in the 2021 Primaries. Interested candidates for City Council, where 2021 races include the 1st, 3rd, and 5th wards, have until Feb. 3 to file a petition at the Scioto County Board of Elections office on the first floor of the courthouse. Photo courtesy of Gary Jenkins. PORTSMOUTH Candidates for Portsmouth City Council must meet a list of requirements in order to be eligible for the position. Upheld by the city charter, these candidates need to have lived in the city for three years and be a resident of their respective ward for six months, while state law sets the minimum age for all council candidates to be at least 18 years of age. ....