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Children's Activities For River Days  
Jenny Lavender, Children’s Activities Chair, is proud to announce the upcoming children’s activities that have been coordinated for this year’s River Days celebration. Children’s Activities will b...
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Barb Bradbury, was one of the many community volunteers who helped to harvest the Portsmouth Pantry Garden. Community Common Photo By Wayne Allen aPortsmouth Pantry Garden Has Bountiful Harvest
By Wayne Allen Wallen@ communitycommon.com It’s estimated that more than 2,000 pounds of food have been harvested from the Portsmouth Pantry Garden since it’s beginning in May. The g...
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SSU Releases Economic Impact Report
By Wayne Allen wallen@ communitycommon.com Shawnee State University ( SSU ) since its inception has and will continue to have a profound economic impact on the region. In a report obtained by the...
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Portsmouth Police Department To Move To Central Fire Station
By Wayne Allen Wallen@ communitycommon.com It was announced on Monday, August 23 by Portsmouth Mayor Jane Murray that the Portsmouth Police Station will be relocating to the central fire station....
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Broadband coming to an area near you. www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://arrivalimited.com/en/images/topology.gif&imgrefurl=http://arrivalimited.com/en/faqs.html&usg Area Receives Funding For Broadband Expansion Over 700 Construction Jobs Expected
By Wayne Allen Wallen@ communitycommon.com When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed in February of 2009, seven billion was allocated to fund broadband projects across the countr...
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From left to right: Minford Elementary Principal, Dennis Evans: Minford Superintendent, Mark Wilcheck; American Cancer Society Regional Vice President, Yvette Livers: Carey Exempted Village Superintendent Mark Vehres; Carey Exempted Village Building and Grounds Supervisor, Stan Stombaugh. Stombaugh walked 350 miles in a month. Evans has lost more than 110 pounds Submitted photo Local School Staff Walks 3,000 Miles in a M onth
Though separated by 167 miles, staff from two Ohio school districts engaged in a month-long athletic competition, while raising funds for the American Cancer Society. And the results just came in...
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Russian Steel Plant Not Likely; Officials Optimistic About Future
by Wayne Allen
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By Wayne Allen wallen@ communitycommon.com In 2007 Russian steel giant Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) announced it was considering building a $1 billion dollar plant in Haverhill. On Frid...
Committee To Plan Portsmouth's 200th Birthday Party
by Wayne Allen
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By Wayne Allenw wallen@ communitycommon.com In 2015 the city of Portsmouth will celebrate its 200th birthday. In an effort to make sure the celebration is organized and pulled together a Bicente...
Portsmouth City School District Makes Final Selection For Their New Superintendent
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By Wayne Allen wallen@ communitycommon.com After receiving more than twenty applications from prospective candidates and hosting seven interviews, the Portsmouth City Board of Education has fina...
Flood Defense Levy To Be On Ballot; Charter Amendment Being Proposed
by Wayne Allen
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wallen@communitycommon.com Portsmouth City Council, at its June 28th meeting, dealt with a number of issues including giving first reading to an ordinance that would submit a charter change to the...
Results Show Shawnee Connect Helps SSU Students
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Shawnee Connect is one of six mentoring programs at Shawnee State University. In its two years at SSU, the program has become very successful. The program focuses on first-generation incoming fres...
Belcher Presented Veteran Board Member Award
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Raymond Belcher, a board member of the South Central Ohio ESC and Scioto County Career Technical Center, was presented with the Ohio School Boards Association’s Veteran Board Member Award at the as...
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