ACOVSD board receives support from community
By Ashley McCarty The ACOVSD Board of Education met virtually on Dec. 21 to discuss quarantine and receive a little uplifting from a community member. A motion by board member Richard Davis to approve...
View ArticleRichards retires from MLSD after 33 years
By Ashley McCarty After 33 years of teaching, Sheila Richards is retiring from Manchester Local School District. Richards graduated from North Adams High School in 1979. She went on to attend Southern...
View ArticleFirst COVID vaccines administered in Adams County
Dr. Olayinka Aina receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 23. (Photo by Sarah McFarland) Manchester Fire Chief Rick Bowman was the second person in the county to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, in...
View ArticleInformation for the local farmers
By Richard Purdin Monday, Dec. 21 was the official beginning of the winter season, as normal winter in southern Ohio has started of wet! The upside to the beginning of winter is that the days will...
View ArticleAdamo updates on Killen Station recovery efforts
By Ashley McCarty The Adamo Group released an update Dec. 29 regarding the Killen Generating Station recovery efforts of Jamie Fitzgerald. The Killen Generating Station collapsed on Dec. 9 amid...
View ArticleAlpine House assisted living opens in West Union
By Ashley McCarty Alpine House assisted living facility has officially opened its West Union, Ohio location as of Dec. 9. The assisted living facility moved into the building which once housed the...
View ArticleHoarding/neglect pet situation found in Adams County
News Release The Humane Society of Adams County (HSAC) and Adams County Dog and Kennel Department authorities are working together to rescue pets from a hoarding/neglect situation discovered recently...
View ArticleMarket Beef Tag-In for 2021 Adams County Fair is Jan. 9
4-H and FFA market beef projects being raised for the 2021 Adams County Fair must be ear-tagged and weighed at the fairgrounds by the Adams County Senior Fair Board on Saturday morning, Jan. 9,...
View ArticleJohnson sworn in for the 134th General Assembly
News Release The Honorable Mary Katherine Huffman of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas this week administered the oath of office to State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), marking the...
View ArticleCongressman Wenstrup issues statement on Election Certification
Press Release Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) issued the following statement regarding the recent events and votes surrounding the certification of the Electoral College: THE EVENTS TODAY “I thank...
View ArticleFinal body recovered from Killen collapse
Statement/update from The Adamo Group: The loved ones and immediate family of Jamie Fitzgerald have been notified that he has been located at the Killen Generating Station site in Adams County, Ohio....
View ArticleCOVID-19 testing now available at ACRMC Family Medicine locations
Press Release The Adams County Regional Medical Center (ACRMC) is now offering rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 patients at its ACRMC Family Medicine locations in Winchester, West Union, and...
View ArticleACRMC to begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations to the public
Press Release The Adams County Regional Medical Center (ACRMC) will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations to individuals that are 80 years of age and over starting next week through ACRMC’s COVID-19...
View ArticleACCF mission is to improve quality of life in county
By Ashley McCarty People’s Defender The Adams County Community Foundation in partnership with the Scioto Foundation has been founded to improve the quality of life in the community. The ACCF was...
View ArticleACOVSD Board holds first virtual meeting of 2021
By Ashley McCarty People’s Defender The Adams County Ohio Valley School Board of Education held their first (virtual) meeting of the year on Jan. 7 to address beginning of the year business. A motion...
View ArticleDeer season winding down
By Tom Cross With less than 20 days left in the 2019/2020 deer season this is where things stand. As of Jan 12, 2021, 189,447 deer have been taken by Ohio hunters statewide; of that number 86,456 have...
View ArticleNext phase of COVID-19 vaccines begins this week
By Ashley McCarty The next stage of COVID-19 inoculation begins in Adams County on Tuesday, Jan. 19. As of Jan. 14, the Adams County Health Department has reported 1,608 total cases, with 296 active,...
View ArticlePresident Biden inaugurated, local Democrats weigh in
By Ashley McCarty Shortly before noon on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Former President Donald J. Trump did not attend the inauguration, instead...
View ArticleMLSD board discusses return to school full-time
By Ashley McCarty The Manchester Board of Education held their first meeting of 2021 on Jan. 14 to discuss the possibility of students returning to school five days a week, and handle organizational...
View ArticleSwearingen selected for 4-H Teen Hall of Fame
By Ashley McCarty Matthew Swearingen, 17, a Junior at Manchester High School has been selected for the Ohio 4-H Teen Hall of Fame. Induction into the Teen Hall of Fame is thought to a very high honor...
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