Memorial Day 2022
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View ArticleAdams County Technology First Day is June 8
Submitted News The Adams County Board of Developmental Disabilities is teaming up with People First of Adams County and Ohio Tech Ambassador Network to host the first ever Adams County Technology First...
View ArticleIt’s summertime in Adams County!
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender It’s summer! The experience of everything sun-drenched starts with the season. Sunny skies, sun-kissed cheeks, and the scent of suntan lotion quickly fade the memory...
View ArticleFree Community Suicide Awareness/Prevention Training available
News Release The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) received funding from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s (FAO) Cause Connector giving program to help support an important community training...
View ArticleWU Village Council releases official minuts of May 10 meeting
Submitted News Yje West Union Village Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on May 10, 2022 at the Municipal Building, Mayor Jason Buda presiding. Call to order, roll call and Pledge to the flag:...
View ArticleACOVSD recognizes TAG Honors Readers
Submitted News Congratulations to the six North Adams and Peebles Elementary students that achieved TAG Honor Readers this school year, 2021-2022. The Honor Reader award is a part of the Accelerated...
View ArticleValley View Health Center welcomes Judy Fulton as family nurse practitioner
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Judy Fulton always wanted to be a nurse. She started college right out of high school, but her father passed away, and she had to quit school and go to work. She...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Julia McCane-Knox The Adams County Public Library is looking for an Adult Outreach Specialist. Successful candidates should be dependable, compassionate, and enjoy working with the public. The...
View ArticleGiving to the Next Generation
By Teresa Carr Administrative Assistant From the ACL (Administration for Community Living): Giving to the Next Generation – From self-expression to self-direction, there are countless ways for older...
View ArticleACRMC Auxiliary awards 2022 scholarships
Pictured above are the ACRMC Auxiliary 2022 scholarship winners and committee: Front row, from left, scholarship winnersAlyssa Mays, Sierra Kendall and Alexa Rowe; Back row, from left, scholarship...
View ArticleMolly Purcell awarded Retired Teachers Scholarship
The Adams County Retired Teachers Association is pleased to announce that Molly Purcell is the 2022 recipient of their annual scholarship. Molly will be attending Morehead State University in the fall...
View ArticleA.G. Lockhart Memorial Scholarships awarded
The second annual A. G. Lockhart Memorial Scholarships were recently awarded to a quartet of Adams County. Pictured above are Aaron Lockhart, Kerry Thomas, scholarship recipient Ryland Wikoff (MHS),...
View ArticleWant to run your own childcare business?
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Coad4kids is with the Early Childhood education division, a resource and a referral agency for Southeast Ohio. The Regional Coordinator for Business Supports of Coda...
View ArticleThe world needs more sprinkles
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender My granddaughter loves sprinkles and particularly in her pancakes. Metaphorically my mind goes straight to rainbows and happy places because, you know, sprinkles!...
View ArticleRustic Chic Farm Days held June 3-5
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender It was the second time shopping on the job this week, and with granddaughter in tow – we did some damage at Rustic Chic Farm Days. Ashley Laney organized and hosted...
View ArticlePeebles Elementary recognizes Fourth Nine Weeks Honor Roll
Sixth Grade All A’s: Lauren Shreve, Calen Vogler, Bo Johnson, Amryn Carroll All A’s & B’s: Adalynn Davis-Steward, Emily Jackson, Zophina Maxwell, Kendall Myers, Dawson Schoonover, Cole Elliott,...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Julia McCane Knox The Adams County Public Library is looking for an Adult Outreach Specialist. Successful candidates should be dependable, compassionate, and enjoy working with the public. The...
View ArticleNorth Adams Elementary annouces Honor Roll for Fourth Nine Weeks
First Grade All A’s: Alexandra Cooper, Ambree Downing, Traeton Eldridge, Rhett Glenn, Corey Howard, Jagger Osborne, Maya Pinto, Isaac Spiler, Josiah Trefz, Warren Unger, Audree Willett, Kyndal Boling,...
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES
(By Stephen Kelley, from The People’s Defender 1986) A number of late Victorian homes were constructed in Peebles, several of which survive today. Certainly, one of the most elegant ever built in the...
View Article‘New to You’
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender It’s “New to You” – and it was new to me too! The adorable little shop located on 137 Maple Avenue in Winchester reopened this past weekend and has added a soda shop....
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