Adams County Schools ready for the new school year
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender The Defender was able to catch up with Superintendent Rick Seas and Mike Parker, District Safety Coordinator of Adams County Ohio Valley Schools, and Manchester...
View ArticleAdams County Health Fair is a huge success
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Folks were already in line at 8:30 a.m. for the start of the Adams County Health Fair co-sponsored by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital at 11 a.m. at the Adams County...
View ArticleLearning to code with droids
News Release Nearly 30 students and STEM educators flocked to Southern State Community College in Hillsboro July 25-26 to learn coding and electronics with R2-D2, the beloved droid character from the...
View ArticleACOVSD implements House Bill 123
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender House Bill 123, the “Safety and Violence Education (SAVE Students) Act,” was enacted on March 24, 2021. This bill supports Ohio’s strategic plan for education...
View ArticleDr. Nicole Roades is SSCC’s sixth president
News Release Dr. Nicole Roades has taken the helm as sixth president of Southern State Community College, replacing Dr. Kevin Boys, who retired at the end of June. Roades, former Vice President of...
View ArticleCatering to a captive audience
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender M&M Media is a new business that wants to help your business. Owner RD Malcom stated, “If you’re not successful, we aren’t successful.” In the strip between...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Julia McCane-Knox Our Summer Reading Program was a thriving underwater adventure this year thanks to the businesses that provided program incentives, including Snappy’s Tomato Pizza of Seaman,...
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES
(By Stephen Kelley, From The People’s Defender, 1985) In last week’s column we related how five Presbyterian ministers began publicly disagreeing with their church’s confession of faith. To indicate...
View ArticleSanderson-Decello Design coming to West Union
Sherry Larson People’s Defender Bruce Sanderson is coming home and plans on making more memories for himself and the community. His name may sound familiar as Bruce is the son of Tim Sanderson, Police...
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Submitted News It’s BBQ Time. The wood is being cut and all the plans have been made and double checked. On Thursday September 1 from 4:30 – 7 p.m. The Junior Fair BBQ will be in full swing with plans...
View ArticleCommissioners hold August 8 meeting
Submitted by Terri Crothers The Board of Adams County Commissioners met in regular session on August 8, 2022, at the Government Center with the following members present: Barbara Moore and Ty Pell....
View ArticleIt takes a team effort
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Barbeque – barbecue – BBQ – no matter how you spell it, the Adams County Junior Fair Beef BBQ aims to be the best barbeque you taste all season. Corbett Phipps...
View ArticleWinchester Homecoming Festival coming this weekend
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Festivals promote community and a sense of pride. The Winchester Homecoming Festival is on August 26, 27, and 28 and starts with community yard sales on Friday...
View ArticleGovernor’s ‘Fish Ohio’ Day
Members of the outdoor media get invited to the annual Governor’s Fish Ohio Day on Lake Erie. This years event was August 18, a bit late for the walleyes but the date is set by the governor’scalendar,...
View ArticleManchester Village Council holds August 16 meeting
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender This article is not a typical Council meeting article. Perhaps because the Manchester Council meetings have become overwrought with dissent and confrontation, or...
View ArticleVillage of Manchester appoints Bowling as Chief of Police
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Manchester Mayor B.J. Goodwin appointed former Chief of Police Jeff Bowling as the new Chief of Police at the August 16, 2022, Council meeting. On October 19, 2021,...
View ArticleOhio House Bill 6 scandal settlement payments coming soon, but isn’t over yet
By Morgan Trau Ohio Capital Journal Ohioans are starting to receive notices that they are eligible to receive money from the FirstEnergy House Bill 6 scandal, but it is long from over. FirstEnergy and...
View ArticleInvestiture Ceremony held for SSCC President
The investiture for Dr. Nicole Roades, the 6th president at Southern State Community College was held Monday, August 15 in the Edward K. Daniels Memorial Auditorium on the Central Campus in Hillsboro....
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES
(By Stephen Kelley, from The People’s Defender 1981) The year 1876 was one of celebration throughout the United States and Adams County was not to be excluded. However, whereas most communities were...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Julia McCane-Knox We are looking for a Library Assistant / Programmer for the West Union Library. Successful candidates should enjoy working with children, planning events, creating displays,...
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