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🌱 Why Portsmouth police spent a long day racing between local businesses
Hey there, Portsmouth! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Portsmouth police spent a long day racing between local businesses
- How a $29 million paving push could reshape Portsmouth streets
- How a $33 billion power plant could reshape the Portsmouth site
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
- Saturday: Warm with heavy thunderstorms, temps: high: 79, low: 42.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Passed Out & Panhandling in Portsmouth (sciotocountydailynews.com) — Portsmouth businesses saw a string of police calls in one day, from panhandling and people passed out in doorways to multiple disorderly conduct arrests. Officers responded to incidents at spots like Speedway, Family Dollar, and Park Apartments, highlighting ongoing challenges with disturbances, intoxication, and vulnerable individuals around town. 
• $29 Million in Road Work — Here's How Scioto County Is Fixing Streets (And Why It Matters to You) (sciotocountydailynews.com) — Portsmouth drivers can expect more coordinated road repairs as Scioto County’s joint paving program, which includes the city, continues to bring in new grant money and stretch local dollars. Officials say Portsmouth participates every year, citing projects like Chillicothe Street as examples of how shared bidding lowers costs and helps tackle some of the county’s worst streets over the next few years.
• Secretary of Energy makes promises for America's 'nuclear renaissance' (wjla.com) — A massive $33 billion natural-gas power plant is planned on and around the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site in southern Ohio, promising electricity for about 5 million homes. During a visit to Idaho’s nuclear research hub, the U.S. energy secretary framed this project and new nuclear technologies as key to powering AI data centers and America’s energy-hungry future.
📸 Around Portsmouth
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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The Midwest Comedy Tour Dinner and Comedy Show
The Portsmouth Brewing Co., 224 2nd St, Portsmouth
6:30 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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BASEBALL @ St. Joe
Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
5:00 pm -
TENNIS v. Hillsboro
Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
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Dungeons & Dragons: Campaign Group
Portsmouth Public Library , 1220 Gallia Street , Portsmouth
2:30 pm -
Planetarium Show
Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce , 342 2nd St , Portsmouth -
Minute to Win It
Portsmouth Public Library , 1220 Gallia Street , Portsmouth
2:30 pm -
TENNIS @ Valley
Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
4:30 pm -
BASEBALL v. Green
Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
5:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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STEM Innovative Learning Day — Kricker Innovation Hub
SSU Kricker Innovation Hub , 221 Chillicothe St , Portsmouth
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Free Day Friday
Portsmouth Public Library , 1220 Gallia Street , Portsmouth
2:30 pm -
BASEBALL @ St. Joe
Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
5:00 pm -
TENNIS v. Hillsboro
Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
11:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Portsmouth. Apply here.
- Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ironton
- New Stand-Alone Buffalo Wild Wings Under Construction in Ironton (whatnow.com)
- WIRO Rebrands as Star 106.7 in Ironton OH (radio-online.com)
- Child Welfare Club holds annual salad luncheon (irontontribune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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