Portsmouth Daily Times is a morning newspaper in Scioto County, Ohio with a print circulation of about 10,000. It was first printed in 1852 and printed Monday through Saturday, except Christmas Day. The newspaper is a member of the Associated Press, serving five Ohio counties (Scioto, Adams, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike) and two Kentucky counties (Greenup, Lewis).[1]
 Portsmouth Daily Times newspaper e-Edition on May 02, 2026 | |
| Type | twice-weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | web media |
| Owner | HD Media LLC |
| Publisher | HD Media LLC |
Managing editor | Adam Black |
Staff writers | Ivy Potter, Kim Jenkins, Bailey Watts |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 1103 11th Street, Portsmouth, Ohio, United States |
| ISSN | 8750-6963 |
| Website | Official website |
The Portsmouth Daily Times is owned by AIM Media Midwest.
On April 10, 2010 the Portsmouth Daily Times printed its final paper on site, laying off its production staff. All editions henceforth will be printed by fellow Heartland paper the Gallipolis Daily Tribune.[2]
In 2012, Versa merged Ohio Community Media, former Freedom papers it had acquired, Impressions Media, and Heartland Publications into a new company, Civitas Media.[3] Civitas Media sold its Ohio papers to AIM Media Midwest in 2017.[4]
On July 5, 2024 West Virginia based HD Media, the parent company of The Herald Dispatch and Charleston Gazette-Mail, had acquired the Portsmouth Daily Times from AIM Media Midwest which was its 13th acquisition by no. of newspapers owned.[5] Following the purchase, the newspaper changed it's daily publishing schedule to two times a week i.e. Wednesdays and Saturdays.[1]
Editors
edit- 1986: Kevin Coffey
- 1991: Gary Abernathy
- Unknown – 2001: Debbie Allard
- 2001 – unknown: Ty Johnston
- Unknown – 2006: Don Willis
- Unknown: Rick Greene
- 2006: Kelly May (interim)
- 2007 – unknown: Art Kuhn
- Unknown: Jason Lovins
- Unknown: Deborah Daniels
- Unknown – June 2012: Josh Richardson
- June 2012 – December 2012: Ryan Ottney (interim)
- January 2013 – December 2013: Bob Strickley
- December 2013 – October 2015: Ryan Ottney
- October 2015 – December 2015: Wayne Allen (interim)
- January 2016 – November 2016: Fred Pace
- December 2016 – 2017: Chris Slone
- November 2019 – present: Adam Black
References
edit- 1 2 "Portsmouth Daily-Times". HD Media LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Gallipolis Daily Tribune - Press room upgrades in works at OVP". Mydailytribune.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC; Combines Four Community News Groups for Growth, Best Practices". Archived from the original on March 7, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ portsmouthdailytimes (July 8, 2024). "HD Media purchases Daily Times". Portsmouth Daily Times. Retrieved June 8, 2026.