Community suffers loss with McFarland’s passing
By Ashley McCarty The Adams County community faces a palpable loss with the recent passing of local icon Barry McFarland. McFarland, 79, passed on Wednesday, Dec. 2, leaving behind a longstanding,...
View ArticlePeebles Village Council holds Dec. 1 meeting
By Ashley McCarty Peebles Council met on Dec. 1 to approve new recruits for the Peebles Fire Department, discuss CARES Act funds, and othervillage matters. A motion by Councilman Charles Countryman to...
View ArticleManchester Township out of fiscal emergency
By Ashley McCarty Manchester Township has regained financial stability after more than 18 years in a state of fiscal emergency. The Adams County Township of 2,052 people was placed in fiscal emergency...
View ArticleRetail outlets still working their way through the 2020 pandemic
By Ashley McCarty In this week’s edition of “Unsung Heroes,” we procure a little knowledge of retail workers with Gary McClellan. McClellan has owned Mosier Furiture and Appliance since 1983, when he...
View ArticleTrouble with a lock? Need a key? Cooper’s been the man in Adams County
By Ashley McCarty Adams Countian Bill Cooper, 85, of Cooper Key and Lock Service wields over 53 years in locksmithing. Cooper was born in 1935, and is a native of Cherry Fork. In 1954, he graduated...
View ArticleCrews find body of one missing demolition worker
The body of one of the missing workers trapped in a collapse last Wednesday at the Killen Station in Manchester was recovered by serach crews on Saturday night. A statement from Adama Group Presdient...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Allison Burton The Adams County Public Library has received a grant from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), who partnered with Facebook and T-Mobile to help address the region’s digital...
View ArticleCommissioners hold Nov. 30 meeting
Submitted by Linda Mendenhall The Board of Adams County Commissioners met in regular session on Nov. 30, 2020 at the Government Center with the following members present: Ty Pell, Barbara Moore, and...
View ArticlePrepared teachers make virtual learning successful
Socially distanced, from ;eft, Wyatt Gleadle and Shana Grooms. (Photo by Ashley McCarty) By Ashley McCarty Teachers share the fruits of their labor as the Adams County Ohio Valley School District...
View ArticleHeroes rise to the occasion amidst tragedy
By Ashley McCarty In this week’s “Unsung Heroes,” the Defender would like to honor those members of the community who have risen in one this year’s darkest hours. On Dec. 9, tragedy struck the...
View ArticleWhen COVID hits home
Pictured above is the bank of medical monitors needed just to help keep Jessie Ballinger alive during his stay at the UC Medical Center. (Provided photo) By Ashley McCarty The cruel reality of COVID-19...
View ArticleFirst Vaccines administered to Ohio nursing facility residents and caregivers
Press Release (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, First Lady Fran DeWine, and Lt. Governor Jon Husted visited Ohio nursing facilities across the state today to watch the administration of the...
View ArticleFormer Adams County Wildlife Officer shot in Clinton County incident
By TomCross Former Adams County ODNR Wildlife Officer Kevin Behr was shot late Sunday afternoon, Dec.20, the last day of Ohio’s deer gun season during an investigation into a Clinton County deer...
View ArticleNew information in shooting of local Wildlife Officer
By Tom Cross New information has come to light regarding the shooting of Wildlife Officer Kevin Behr. This information has come from various news sources, ODNR, the Clinton County Sheriff’s office,...
View ArticleAdams County Library News
By Allison Burton Remember, all Adams County Public Library locations will be closed Thursday, Dec. 31 and Friday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Because of this, the...
View Articletatement from The Adamo Group re: Killen Generating Station stack felled
Press Release Through a plan approved by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the stack at the Killen Generating Station site in Adams County, Ohio, was taken down this...
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases slow down, but still on the rise
By Ashley McCarty While cases of COVID-19 have slowed in Adams County, the count continues to rise. As of the update on Dec. 17, there are 1,132 cases in the county, with 241 active; 877 have...
View ArticleSingleton retiring after 47 years at NAES
By Ashley McCarty North Adams Elementary School will soon face a loss with the retirement of longtime secretary Betty Jo Singleton. Singleton has been a secretary for 47 years, and began her employment...
View ArticleLocal business spreads Christmas cheer to nursing home residents
By Ashley McCarty Family Traditions Animal Adventure, LLC, made a special visit to Monarch Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation on Dec. 19. “We just wanted to do something for the community, and...
View ArticleCommissioners hold Dec. 14 meeting
Submitted by Linda Mendenhall The Board of Adams County Commissioners met in regular session on Dec. 14, 2020 at the Government Center with the following members present: Ty Pell, Barbara Moore, and...
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