Columbus – The Secretary of Agriculture’s recent announcement of Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) funding for 61 projects in 43 States included a $404,000 grant to the Wilds in Muskingum County....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Have you ever heard this..."You paid how much for that cake?" Don't be over charged!!! Each cake is specially designed by Julie Ann Buckler. Anything that you can imagine, Julie can make it into a ...
These Buckler Bears are different from any other home decor/air freshner you have seen! We triple dip our Buckler Bears for a heavenly scent that lasts for months! These are perfect for an office o...
We at Southern Ohio Nuisance Wildlife Control will come to your home or business and remove any nuisance wildlife. We offer a complete inspection of property. We remove animals and do the exclusion...