Ben White family supports AmeriCorps educators in Adams County
News Release The Cincinnati Museum Center’s Edge of Appalachia Preserve in Adams County is excited to announce that two AmeriCorps service members will be serving the local community for one year...
View ArticleCome to the table and ‘Shift your lens’
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender When we invite someone to sit at the table, it should be an offering of much more than a seat. We need to extend an ear and respect and welcome ideas. One might say...
View ArticleEngineers Office celebrates Shirley Ann Palmer’s work anniversary
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Happy 50th Anniversary, Shirley Ann Palmer! The people you work with wanted to honor you on your special day. Shirley Ann Palmer began working for Adams County on...
View ArticleACRMC encourages awareness and education to prevent suicide
Press Release According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), there are an average of 130 suicide deaths per day and an estimated 1.2 million suicide attempts in 2020. Each year...
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES
(By Stephen Kelley from the Peoples Defender, 2008) In last week’s column, we began writing about the history of the telephone in Adams County. It began in 1883 when the owners of Eureka Mills in...
View ArticlePeebles farmer wins contest With 50-year old Kinze Grain Cart
News Release Ohio farmer Jeremy Smart is a co-winner in a national contest conducted by Kinze Manufacturing to find the company’s oldest grain cart that is still operating. The Oldest Running Cart...
View ArticleAuthors, from different times, lament over the lost art of reading
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender “I read books to read myself,” Sven Birkerts wrote 28 years ago in The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age. Birkerts and the author of the...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Julia McCane-Knox The thrill of spooky stories, the smell of campfire smoke, the crunch of leaves beneath your feet, and the sounds of nature at night. What does this mean? It’s time for camping in...
View ArticleWheat Ridge Old Thyme Herb and Harvest Festival coming October 7-9
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender It’s time for the Wheat Ridge Old Thyme Herb and Harvest Festival, and it’s a big one! Held at 817 Tater Ridge Rd in West Union, Ohio, the festival hosted over 20,000...
View ArticleFalls and Fractures: Causes and Prevention
By Teresa Carr Administrative Assistant From the NIH-National Institute on Aging- A simple accident like tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor can change your life. If you fall, youcould break a...
View ArticleTeen dies in Highland County crash
Media Release The Wilmington Highway Patrol Post is currently investigating a two vehicle, single fatality traffic crash. The crash occurred on September 29 at approximately 07:09 a.m. on State Route...
View ArticleWU Village Council releases official minutes of September 13 meeting
Submitted News West Union Village Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on September 13, 2022, at the Municipal Building. Mayor Jason Buda absent. President of Council Jason Francis Presiding. Call...
View ArticleThatcher Family raises funds for scholarship
The family of Maurice Thatcher spent the four days of the 2022 Seaman Fall Festival raising funds for the Maurice Thatcher Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 2012 to honor Maurice...
View ArticleCelebrating National Newspaper Week
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender It’s National Newspaper Week, and while newspapers are a fading industry, we’d like to celebrate our little corner of the world. Forbes.com says, “The newspaper...
View ArticleNew Foundation takes ‘No Limits’ approach to securing mentors for children in...
Sherry Larson People’s Defender When it comes to helping kids, there are no limits. So, it’s a fitting name for a new charity in Adams County that wants to partner with mentors for kids in the...
View ArticleBoard of DD calls old Precinct its ‘new’ home
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender The Adams County Board of DD ribbon-cutting on September 28 marked the start of a new office location and fun endeavors. Board member Susan Sexton cut the ribbon,...
View ArticleManchester Jr. High National Beta Club wins National Service Award
Submitted News The National Beta Club at Manchester Junior High has proudly been named a 2022 National Beta Grand Slam Service Award winner. The club earned this award by spending an average of 100+...
View ArticleNot always just for reading
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender It’s October, do you have your pumpkins out? Have you picked out your Halloween costume? The Defender met with creative genius Christine Gilman from Winchester, and...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Julia McCane-Knox It’s going to be a howl of a good time! In this family program, we will be making Luminaries using cups, fall leaves, and glue. Each Luminary will also get an LED tea candlelight....
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES
(By Stephen Kelley from the Peoples Defender, 2008) In our archives of historic Adams County photographs, we find a picture taken about eight declared so in the old jail building that still stands...
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