Senior Citizens Day is big success
By Teresa Carr Administrative Assistant All-County Senior Citizens Day was a lot of fun and a huge successful day, thanks to all our wonderful sponsors. Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors: Adams County...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Julia McCane-Knox Dive into Summer Reading 2023: All Together Now! Explore the library this summer to find your new favorite book, game, or puzzle, or find peace in our quiet space. Starting June 1,...
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES
(By Stephen Kelley from the Peoples Defender, 1983) One prominent Adams Countian whose lifetime spanned the greater part of the Nineteenth Century was Jabez Daly Eagle. He was the son of Thomas and...
View ArticleRemembering the fallen
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Memorial Day – the day we pay tribute to those who served but did not survive. General John A. Logan established the first Memorial Day on May 30, 1868. The day,...
View ArticleBobby D. White detachment of Marine Corps League seeking new members
Submitted News The Bobby D. White Detachment was founded in West Union, Ohio in the mid- 1990’s by Marine Veterans of World War II Korea, Vietnam and the periods surrounding those conflicts. Since that...
View ArticleNorth Adams FFA wins State Livestock Judging
Submitted News On April 28, the North Adams FFA won the state livestock judging contest by beating out 191 teams and 1,072 individuals. The team qualified for the State Finals at the preliminary...
View ArticleSenior Citizens Art Exhibit back in-person
By Teresa Carr Administrative Assistant The Annual Art Exhibit is back in person this year. And coming soon during a new time of the year – October. The location will be changed as well and more...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Julia McCane-Knox Summer vibes here! We have many activities planned for Summer Reading 2023: All Together Now! Starting June 1, everyone can sign up for the reading challenge in the library or with...
View ArticleMcDaniel receives Dr. Francis Stevens Memorial Scholarship
Press Release The Adams County Medical Foundation awarded the Dr. Francis Stevens Memorial Scholarship to Landon McDaniel. Landen is currently enrolled at the University of Rio Grande majoring in...
View ArticleA bite worse than a bark
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Canine police dogs go through training to attack. According to plantiffmagazine.com, they are Schutzhund trained. “Schutzhund methods teach the dog to viciously bite,...
View ArticleShawnee State Park Ohio River Campground opens
To an enthusiastic crowd of about 200 plus, including reporters, community members, ODNR personel, would-be campers and public officials, ODNR Director Mary Mertz and others cut the ribbon on Friday...
View ArticleAdams County Remembers-Memorial Day 2023
Photos by Mark Carpenter, Amber Dryden-Grooms and Joyce Porter... Source
View ArticlePreschool lays solid foundations
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender It was the first year for Peebles Church of Christ Preschool, and Director Ashley Bohl considers it a success. She and assistant Shirley Grooms taught eight children...
View ArticleAn attempt to save families
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender On May 5, Court Administrator Veronica Grooms stood in a courtroom full of agency representatives and said, “This is Family Court.” Grooms was impressed with the...
View ArticleFast and furious at four
By Sherry Larson People’s Defender Zoey Hicks is an adorable four year-old girl. She is friendly, chatty, and looks incredibly “girly.” She’s also a little sparkplug of a drag racer. Dad Josh explains...
View ArticleACCF donates to Adams County Travel Bureau
Press Release The Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau would like to acknowledge the $500 grant from the Adams County Community Foundation to help with the cost of printing 12 full-color laminated...
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES
(By Stephen Kelley from the Peoples Defender, 1983) We left off last week with Jabez Eagle moving to West Union in 1860. When hostilities erupted between the states in April 1861, 44-year old Jabez was...
View ArticleWinchester Happenings
By Joyce Porter and Patsy Roberts Over Memorial Day weekend we accepted donations to continue renovation of the old part of the cemetery. We received numerous compliments on how nice it looks. Some of...
View ArticleODOT Weekly Update
The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Adams County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting. Projects with active or future traffic impacts are linked to...
View ArticleFun classes for Senior Citizens to take
By Teresa Carr Administrative Assistant From Senior Lifestyle – Fun Classes for Senior Citizens to Take. A 2020 study published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B found that older adults learning...
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