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SERVING THE OHIO VALLEY SINCE 1852 www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011 Vol. 160 • No. 130 • 50 cents daily/$1.25 Sunday VIDEO NEWS Funny money snagged in ’Burg HIGHLIGHTS BY FRANK LEWIS $20 bill for a 20 ounce bottle of from Big Lots, located in the pay for her food, only to have an PDT STAFF WRITER soda about 2 p.m. Friday. The same mall, had called and employee mark the bill and tell employee told the man she would informed her a male with the her the $10 bill was counterfeit. at portsmouth-dailytimes.com Two retail stores and a restau- prefer he give her something same description was trying to The patron claimed she had sponsored by rant, all within a close proximity smaller, and he reportedly gave pass a $20 bill in her store and she received it in change at Family with each other, were targets of her two $2 bills. She told store would not take it. That is when Dollar Store. counterfeiters over the weekend. manager Karen Pigman she did she saw the man go to the Family The woman left McDonald’s A clerk at Family Dollar Store not accept the money, and that the Dollar store. About noon the same with the counterfeit $10 and took at 9031 Ohio River Road in man was wearing a white shirt day a female came through the it back to the Family Dollar store NOW OPEN Wheelersburg told deputies a and red shorts. The manager told drive-through at McDonald’s on male subject tried to give her a the employee that the manager Ohio River Road and attempted to See BILLS, A3 www.advance-360.com 740-354-6635 Closing Down Man DOW JONES 11,397.00 -247.49 found ■ STOCKS, A3 INSIDE dead in jail BY FRANK LEWIS PDT STAFF WRITER A man placed in the Lawrence County Jail as somewhat of a last Tigers fall sectionals Wayne Allen | Daily Times resort, has died while incarcerat- Boys soccer team loses Portsmouth Municipal Judge Steve Mowery explains the new procedure to be used at the city building for ed. to Zane Trace 6-4 entrance by handicapped people. Dead is Timothy M. Conwell, 38, of 61 Township Rd. 84 W, ■ SPORTS, B1 Willow Wood, Ohio. Sheriff Jeff Lawless said his Mobile make good office received a call about 9:30 Makers of BlackBerry Security concerns p.m. Friday from the Comfort offering apps over outage Inn and Suites on U.S. 52 and ■ NATION, A5 County Road 1, South Point, maching in the front lobby, and where a clerk said there was a City building’s lockdown policy might he said it can be heard on the man passed out on the lobby second floor City Clerk’s office. couch, and he was not a guest at leave the handicapped waiting at door What about access for people the hotel. Weather the night of Portsmouth City The deputy who responded BY FRANK LEWIS ing access to the building are Council meetings when no one said Conwell had slurred speech, Today Cloudy High 67 PDT STAFF WRITER finding it a little more difficult. is operating security the equip- was staggering, and appeared to Tonight Rain Low 49 Portsmouth Mayor David ment at the front door. be under the influence of alcohol With the installation and oper- Malone said a button has been “That’s an issue they haven’t or drugs. Conwell had no identi- High Low Outlook ation of the new security equip- installed at that door, and if that worked through, I don’t think,” fication, but the deputy recog- WED 54 42 Rain ment in the lobby at the front button is pushed, the people Malone said. “Again, that button nized him from previous deal- THU 52 41 Rain entrance of the Portsmouth operating the security equip- is pushed, and it rings out and ings. The deputy reported that Municipal Building, and the ment at the front door will hear we hear it and we go down. FRI 53 37 Cloudy Conwell said he was attempting locking of the side entrance it, and come to open the door. Somebody is there before the SAT 58 38 Sunny to find a place to stay for the door, the only street-level door, Malone said the monitor with weekend and that he had been Ohio River levels handicapped individuals need- the alarm is on the vending See SECURITY, A3 sentenced to an eight-year prison at Portsmouth, 7 a.m. TUE 19.1 See DEAD, A3 WED 19.3 THU 18.2 Habitat hosts annual dinner tonight CREST: Mon p.m. 19.9 Child BY WAYNE ALLEN er, co-president of Scioto County Habitat for Humanity Interna- PDT STAFF WRITER Habitat for Humanity. tional recently celebrated the com- Obituaries Walker said Habitat is finishing pletion of its 500,000th home burned by Scioto County Habitat for its ninth home, which is in New worldwide. • Marguerite Adams Humanity will host its third annu- Boston. She said plans are under- Scioto County Habitat for • Norma Barnes al recognition dinner at 6 p.m. way to begin construction on the Humanity has nine homes gas thrown • Barbara Bishop today, at the SOMC Friends Cen- 10th home, which will be in West throughout Scioto County. With • Howard Carlton ter, 1202 18th St., Portsmouth. Portsmouth. four homes in Portsmouth, four in on fire • Wilma Davis This year’s guest speaker is Rob “One of our board members Dr. New Boston and one in South • Walter Gleason Johnson, WSAZ anchor and a Thomas Swope who passed away Webster. BY FRANK LEWIS • James Gore Huntington, W.Va., Habitat for recently will be honored during For more information about the PDT STAFF WRITER • Ida Harness Humanity volunteer. the dinner. Our board has also Scioto County Habitat for Human- • Dorothea Henson “We hold this dinner every year decided to dedicate the build in ity recognition dinner call A child attempting to throw • Violet Huff to honor the accomplishments of West Portsmouth to Dr. Swope,” 740-353-4993 or email scioto gasoline on a fire Sunday suffered Walker said. [email protected] • Sharon Jarell our volunteers,” said Laura Walk- multiple burns over several parts • Donald Marshall of his body. • Daphene McCorkle The Scioto County Sheriff’s • Minnie Neely Office identified the child as Bran- CROP don Myszka, 15. • Robby Pollard A deputy was dispatched to 734 • Connie Roush WALKERS Herms Hill in Wheelersburg at • Emma Ruffing 3:45 p.m. Sunday in reference to a • John Tackett child being burned. When the • Ruth Williams Participants deputy responded he found the of the 2011 See Page A2 Porter Township Fire Department Crop Walk and Porter Squad already at the on Sunday scene. They found the child laying Printed on afternoon in at the bottom of a hill in the yard. recycled paper Tracy Park. He was flown to Cabell Hunting- ton Hospital to be treated for Index burns to his hands, his arms and his chest. Advice ......B5 Local......A2-6 The deputy spoke to another Calendar ..A2 Lotteries....B2 child who witnessed the accident. Class ......B6-7 Puzzles ....B4 That child told the deputy the two Comics......B4 Sports ....B1-3 had started a fire in a brush pile in Education A4 TV ............B5 the back yard in an attempt to cook on it. The child told the deputy Brandon put some gaso- line in a cup and was throwing it on the fire when the fuel splashed onto him and ignited. A call to Cabell Huntington Hospital was not immediately Wayne Allen | Daily Times returned. A2 Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times LOCAL Obituaries Ruth Williams Ruth Virginia Williams 81, of Washington Court House, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 at St. Catherine’s Manor in Washington Court House. She was born March 4, 1930 in Washington Court House, Oh., a daughter of the late James Abe and Mary Ellen Clark Cooke- nour. Ruth was a retired self employed caregiver and had a strong Christian Faith. She is survived by many Ida Mae Wilma Jeanne James A Gore, 85 Dorothea Ellen Minnie Frances nieces and nephews includ- Harness, 75 Davis, 83 James A. Gore, 85 of Henson Neely ing Janet Shaw of Washing- Ida Mae Harness, 75, of Wilma Jeanne Davis 83, West Portsmouth, died Dorothea Ellen Henson, Minnie Frances Neely, ton Court House, Kay West Portsmouth, died Fri- of Sterling House in Mari- Thursday October 13, 2011, 92, of Lucasville, died Sun- 87, of Lucasville, died Oct. Kingery of Spring Valley, in Venice, Florida. He was day, Oct.14, 2011, at South- on, Ohio, formerly of day, Oct. 16, 2011 at the 15, 2011 at Southern Ohio Oh., and Kenneth Knisley born February 17, 1926, in of Washington Court ern Ohio Medical Center. McDermott and Lucasville residence of her son. Medical Center. Lawrence County to the late House. She was born May 20, area, went home to be with She was born Sept 7, She was born May 17, Willard and Dove Justice She was also preceded in 1936, in Lucasville, a the lord on October 16, 1919 in Dayton, a daughter 1924 in Portsmouth, a Gore. James was a retired death by her husband, daughter of the late Arthur 2011. Jeanne was born of the late Rev. John and daughter of the late Walter Minister and was a former Nolan Layton Williams, and Geneva Morgan Har- November 2, 1927, in Pond Mabel Lutz Nance. and Elizabeth Neff Loper. service manager for Frank April 28, 1977; one brother ness.