SERVING THE OHIO VALLEY SINCE 1852 www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010 Vol. 159 • No. 66 • 50 cents daily/$1.25 Sunday City To Clean Up Mold In Police Dept. BY FRANK LEWIS “A company came in for environ- review it and she took pictures and PDT STAFF WRITER mental testing last week and took told us that when mold exists, some samples, but my understand- which it does there, and in other Portsmouth Police Department ing is that the Mayor’s office told parts of our building, that we can employees have been experiencing them once the environmental peo- have it tested, but it doesn’t really illness which they attribute to ple told them it was mold, they told matter about the test. The same black mold, and they say them there’s no need to test it. So thing applies. You need to remove Portsmouth Mayor Jane Murray is she stopped the analysis.” it, and move forward with cleaning refusing to have samples tested. Murray said her reason for not and so forth,” she said. However, Murray said tests are not having the samples tested was that Julie Weaver of Brown Consult- needed, because once mold is once it is identified as mold it ing Services, LLC sent an e-mail to identified, it needs to simply be should be removed. Beaumont on July 21, which said removed. She said the chief brought it to “Normally, we tell clients that if “There have been five people so her attention and she had City you can see mold, you have mold. far who have been experiencing Service Director Bill Beaumont Don’t bother testing for it but headaches, sinus problems, respi- contact Brown Environmental in rather focus your efforts cleaning it Frank Lewis ■ Daily Times ratory problems,” Portsmouth Wheelersburg. One example of mold growing at the Police Chief Charles Horner said. “He sent one of his inspectors to See MOLD, A5 Portsmouth City Police Department. Closing Down LUCKY DOGS SOMC Working DOW JONES To Correct EPA 10,467.16 -31 Violation ■ STOCKS, A5 BY FRANK LEWIS PDT STAFF WRITER Portsmouth Mayor Jane Murray INSIDE says Southern Ohio Medical Cen- ter has received a notice of viola- tion from the Environmental Pro- tection Agency. Murray said she met Wednesday with Portsmouth City Solicitor Mike Jones, Steve Canter of Envi- ronmental Engineering Services, and Temporary Assistant Director of Wastewater Randy Nickles to determine what the city would do about what the Mayor says is a problem with solid waste getting Senior Section into sewers at Southern Ohio Med- PDT highlights senior life ical Center. ■ INSIDE TODAY “I didn’t realize that the Ohio See SOMC, A5 Weather Submitted photo Today M. SunnyHigh 85 Two puppies were found in New Boston on Tuesday, left in a box in somebody’s trash. The dogs have been res- More Ohio cued and sent to a foster home, and the village is cracking down on animal abandonment. TonightP. CloudyLow 61 Voting By Mail High Low Outlook Workers Recover Abandoned Puppies In Trash SAT 81 61 Showers Means More SUN 89 69 P. Sunny BY RYAN SCOTT garbage men discovered them in Hamilton took the two dogs to a box left in the trash behind Sierra’s Haven but he was told MON 90 69 M. Clear OTTNEY Mistakes PDT STAFF WRITER someone’s residence in New they can’t accept pit bulls. Then TUE 91 70 P. Sunny Boston. Shawnee Animal Clinic told him THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Employees of the New Boston “People just dropped them off to take the dogs to the pound. Service Department were stunned hoping that we would just pick up “I took them to the dog pound CLEVELAND — Elections Tuesday morning when they their box and put them in the and I asked the lady there what officials in major Ohio counties found two live puppies left in garbage truck and just kill them,” they were going to do with them, say a surge in people voting by someone’s trash. The dogs have Hamilton said. “What words are and she said pit bulls they can’t mail has been accompanied by a now been placed in a foster home, there to describe something like usually give away, so they was rise in ballot errors that cost time but Village Administrator and this? This is truly cruelty to ani- going to be put down Tuesday,” and money. Code Enforcement Officer Steve mals.” he said. More than 6,000 voters in the Hamilton is furious and disgusted He already knows that it was The dog pound put Hamilton in county that includes Cleveland that someone could treat animals not the homeowner in whose contact with Linda Gilliam of the made mistakes with mail-in ballots this way. trash the dogs were discovered, for the May primary. Some left off Obituaries The two pit bull pups were because he has been out of town See DOGS, A5 • Paul Dalton nearly emaciated by the time for a long while. See VOTES, A5 • Edna Martin • Lonnie Miller • Clyde Mullens Ohio Town Drops • Velda Pfleger • Shelba Strickland Proposed Car Smoking Ban See Page A2 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS decided to drop his support for the ban because he found more “public Index WASHINGTON C.H. — An interest” in the proposal than he Advice ......B5 Local......A2-6 Ohio community has pulled back ever expected. Calendar ..A2 Lotteries....B2 on banning smoking in cars when Before the council meeting, children are passengers. about 10 people held a noisy street Class ......B6-7 Puzzles ....B4 The city council in Washington corner protest against the ban. They Comics......B4 Sports ....B1-2 Court House gave tentative held signs with messages including Education A4 TV ............B5 approval to the proposal on a 4-2 “Say no to more government con- vote July 14. But Wednesday night, trol” and “What’s next? Your Frank Lewis ■ Daily Times the measure was put aside because home?” two council members decided to The plan’s supporters had said Rollin’ On The River change their earlier yes votes. their goal was to protect children BB RiverBoats’ The Belle of Cincinnati summer tour reached Portsmouth Councilman Ben Roby says he from secondhand smoke. Thursday, with lunch, dinner and sightseeing tours being offered. Fork - N - Finger Bring This Coupon for Come In For Our Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials 10% Off 1701 Jackson Street 353-8500 FREE DELIVERY! 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U.S. 23, South Shore, Ky., 9 a.m.- • Elks City Club, KENO, games, Bird walk, meeting at She was born Feb. 15, noon. 1926, in Scioto Furnace, socializing, Fourth Street, 5 p.m. Shawnee State Lodge • Monthly clothing give-away, until closing. porch, Shawnee State Ohio, a daughter of the late clothing in all sizes, no proof of Charles Elmer and Ethel • Alcoholics Anonymous, open Park, Ohio 125, West income, bring plastic bags, enter discussion Wheelersburg Hope Portsmouth, 9:30 a.m.; Yeley Kaltenbach. She was by side entrance on Center Street, a graduate of South Webster Group, Wheelersburg Medical visit nature center, learn First Church of the Nazarene, 3962 Center, Ohio River Road, behind High School and attended about snakes, turtle and Rhodes Ave., New Boston, 9-11 Little Caesar’s Pizza, Wheelers- Bloom Freewill Baptist lizards, Nature Center, a.m. burg, 6 p.m. Turkey Creek Boat Church. • Scioto County Health Depart- • Bingo, sponsored by 14th Ramp, Ohio 125, noon-3 She is survived by her ment, walk-in childhood immuniza- Street Community Center, 17th p.m.; meeting at nature husband, Marvin Edwin Lonnie Miller, 79 Velda Pfleger, 89 tions, $10 per immunization, Ohio Street Armory, 17th Street, 6:30 center for fun family Martin; a son, Mark Edwin Medicaid accepted, none refused Lonnie Gene Miller, 79, Velda Pfleger, 89, of Min- p.m.; doors open, 4:30 p.m. foray, 3 p.m.; movie, Martin of Eastlake, Ohio; for inability to pay, Room 211, • Narcotics Anonymous, the Win campground, Roosevelt of Otway, went to be with ford, died Wednesday, July two daughters, Cozette Pet- Scioto County Courthouse, 602 the Lord on Wednesday, 28, 2010, at Elbrooke Pavil- the Battle group, meeting, 1301 Lake, Ohio 125, dusk. tyjohn and husband Mickey Seventh St., 9-11 a.m. Findlay St., 7 p.m. July 28, 2010. lion in Minford. of Clearwater, Fla., and • Consumers Helping Con- He was born on Feb. 20, Born Dec. 4, 1920, in New • Alcoholics Anonymous, Belle- Gallia St., 8 p.m.; drawing, 9 p.m. Kathy Benson and husband sumers Thrift Shop, pen, 725 Fifth 1931, in Williamson, W.Va., Boston, she was the daughter fonte Behavioral Health Center, St. • James Dickey Post American Dennis of St. Petersburg, St., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Christopher Drive, Russell, Ky., 7 p.m. Legion, disc jockey, 705 Court St., to the late Hursel and Nettie of the late Ora McKinley and Fla.; a sister, Mildred Frazie Ann Miller. In addition to Esta (Kallner) Wells. She • Veterans Helping Veterans • Reformers Unanimous, Christ- 8:30-11:30 p.m.; drawing, 10 p.m.