1962

• Greenup Locks and Dam dedicated
• Theodore Wilburn is the first black man to be appointed as Portsmouth police chief

1963

• Citizens mourned the loss of President John F. Kennedy
• U.S. Postal Service implemented the Zone Improvement Plan which required the use of five-digit zip code number
• YMCA moved to the Gallia and Union Street location
• Smith-Everett Hospital renamed Southern Hills Hospital
• Desco Federal Credit Union opened for business

1964

• NBC covers boat races at the River Days Festival
• Ohio Stove Co. planned to double its plant size
• Portsmouth's James Dickey Post 23 American Legion baseball team included three future professional baseball plays in Portsmouth's Al Oliver and Larry Hisle and Lucasville's Gene Tenace

1965

• Construction began on the Citizens Savings & Loan Association Co.
• Lucasville tornado causes $1/2 million in damages

1966

• Riverside Park renamed in honor of Branch Rickey

1968

• Wheelersburg hit by Tornado that killed seven people
• Scioto Memorial Hospital completed and dedicated
• Citizens joined to mourn the loss of civil rights' leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Larry Hisle broke into major leagues
• Al Oliver joined the Pittsburgh Pirates

1969

• Powhatan Arrow passenger train makes final run
• Construction of Piketon A-Plant and Lucasville Prison
• Government offices close in honor of Apollo moon landing
• Lucasville prison begins construction

1970

• National Guard kills four at Kent