with the route, as do Lucasville-Minford Road and Bennett Road. Lucasville-Minford Road Lucasville-Minford Road is Minford's major truck and countryside route. It carries truckers and commuters from US 23 in Lucasville to SR 335 in Mule Town towards Minford to US 52 in Sciotoville. It becomes SR 728 in Valley Township near the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility to the road's terminus at US 23. High Street High Street is a subsidiary route that carries truckers and commuters from SR 335 to Lucasville-Minford Road in Mule Town. The route is just over long. SR 139 intersects with the route. Postal, telephone, cable and internet services Post office Minford is the home of Scioto County's fifth post office. However, the original building is no longer standing; a new post office was recently constructed at that location in 2000. The post office sits on the corner of SR 139 and West Street, with High Street on the east side. Telephone, cable and internet services Minford has its own telephone company for residences in Minford and Stockdale, that offers Dial-Up internet access to all of Scioto County and DSL to Minford and Stockdale subscribers only. Currently, the phone company is offering cable television services and fiber optic internet. The phone company sits on the corner of SR 139 and High Street. Notable persons Minford natives include PGA Tour golfer Bob Sowards and WSAZ-TV sportscaster Bob Bowen, who coined the phrase "Mighty Minford Falcons". Roy Rogers grew up there and went to Minford school around 1920 or 25. Schools Numerous schoolhouses were in the area through its history, including the old Sunshine School as well as the Harrisonville School in 1878. Today, the Minford area is served by the Minford Local School District. The first "Minford" school opened in 1923, located on West Street. This building was later used as the Minford Middle School until its demolition in 2005 after the construction of the new buildings for Minford Local School District. The new schools were built between the years of 1998-2004. Minford High School was completed in 2001 and the elementary/middle school was completed in 2004. Local fire department and EMS The Minford Volunteer Fire Department and Minford EMS Squad are located on State Route 335 next to the Minford Kwik Stop. The fire department was founded in 1944 and its current chief, is Chief James Shoemaker. Portsmouth bypass freeway A Portsmouth bypass, State Route