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Six candidates vie for MLSD School Board

  Budget cuts and staff turnover – just two of the challenges members will face –  By Patricia Beech –  Voters in Manchester will choose between six candidates to fill seats on their district’s Board...

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Congressman visits Manchester’s newest business

US Congressman Brad Wenstrup, right, was in Manchester on Friday, Oct. 6 to visit the owners and employees of Artectis Technology. With Congressman Wenstrup in this photo are Artectis founders C.L....

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Manchester: Adams County’s oldest community looks to the future with hope

  By Patricia Beech –  There is no doubt that the Ohio River is the heart and soul of Manchester. “I truly believe that the people who have not lived in a river town have missed much (and I do not...

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Adams County teenager dies in auto accident

  Tragedy struck the community of Manchester on Wednesday afternoon as 2017 MHS graduate, 18-year old Kylie Lucas, tragically lost her life in an automobile accident. Lucas was returning home from...

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Manchester mourns teen killed in single-car crash

    MHS will honor former student during Homecoming game –  By Patricia Beech –  The village of Manchester is in mourning following the death of a local teen who was killed Wednesday, Oct. 18 in a...

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Outpouring of community support for local business woman with cancer

A benefit was held at the Peebles Church of Christ on Saturday, Oct. 14 to benefit Edie Klickner, owner of the White Star Restaurant in Peebles.   Story and photo by Patricia Beech –  The Fellowship...

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Seven candidates seek seats on ACOVSD school board

  Candidates comment on district’s opportunities, challenges, student post-secondary readiness –  By Patricia Beech –  his November voters across the Ohio Valley School District (OVSD) will choose...

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Peebles voters will choose council members in upcoming election

  Candidates speak out on village’s most pressing issues –  By Patricia Beech –  Voters in the village of Peebles will weigh in at the ballot this November to choose among several candidates vying for...

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West Union Christian Church will again be collection center for Operation...

  Submitted by Corbett Phipps –  The West Union Christian Union Church is happy to announce that this year they will again be the collection center for “Operation Christmas Child” Shoeboxes for Adams...

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On the ballot: Meigs Township Trustees

  Four candidates race to fill two seats –  By Patricia Beech –  Township will choose between four candidates to fill two seats on the township’s Board of Trustees in the upcoming November election....

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Increased access to treatment, Improving economic opportunity keys to...

  One effective way to combat Ohio’s growing opioid crisis is to prioritize treatment in underserved areas across the state because those are among the areas struggling most with opioid abuse, says an...

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Utilities commission approves DP&L electric security plan

The PUCO decision to approve a new ESP for DP&L does not mention anything about saving the Adams County power plants.   Customer rates go up, power plants remain on track to close –  Story by...

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Taking action against addiction

Adams County Health Director William Hablitzel, left, and Adams County Common Pleas Judge Brett Spencer were speakers at last week’s Coalition for a Drug Free Adams County, held at West Union High...

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Wearing it pink in October

To show their support for the efforts of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, local AEP employees donned special pink hats to wear throughout the month of October.   AEP employees show support for Breast...

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Afterschool fun begins at NAES

Volunteer Talitha Parks from Church 180 talks to North Adams Elementary students about “things they will be dealing with in life” as part of the NAES Afterschool Program.   Community sponsored program...

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Local student gets Nashville call

  Gavin Roessler, a North Adams senior at the Ohio Valley Career and Technical Center recently recorded a cover of the song “Hurricane” by Luke Combs and sent it to the “Hoedown in the Holler” star...

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Local business is seven decades old and counting

Tom Reed, right, and his mother are shown here at the Reeds’ service station in Locust Grove, with Tom being the third generation of the family to operate the business.   Story and photo by Patricia...

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November proclaimed as Adoption Recognition and Recruitment Month

Pictured above are: Front row, from left, Adams County CSB Intake Supervisor, Nicole Williams; Adams County Economic and Community Development Director and Adams County CSB Board Chair, Holly Johnson;...

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Adams County Election Results – 2017

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Manchester man killed in single-car accident

  The Georgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one car fatal traffic crash which occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on US Route 52, near Milepost 2, in Sprigg Township, Adams...

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