Larry “Doc” Anderson recently was awarded a service plaque for being a licensed funeral director and embalmer for fifty years ...

Arn of Winchester; son, Matthew (Trini) Arn of Batavia; daughter, Amanda (Jim) Schroeder of Mt. Orab; five grandchildren; ...

My name is Ellison “Ellie” Matheny, I am originally from Jackson County in West Virginia, which is just about two hours from ...

With 14 years of service at the Adams County Public Library (ACPL), Sabrena, Library Assistant and Programmer, has built a ...

Earlier this mont at the Ohio River Way’s annual summit in Ironton, Ohio, a 167-mile stretch of the Ohio River was designated ...

Edith Renee “Edie” Schwamberger, 66, of Peebles, Ohio, passed away on October 15, 2026, after a courageous 10-year battle ...

Lordstown, Ohio, knows the other side of economic change. For generations, manufacturing defined the community. General ...

SPORTS EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, The People’s Defender will profile an Adams County senior student/athlete so our community ...

On Tuesday, October 27, there will be a Food for All Mobile Pantry at the Adams County Fairgrounds, located at 836 Boyd ...

It’s a joust at the net between West Union’s Jocelyn Hall (2) and Manchester’s Hayden Rideout (11) as the two rivals played ...

People have signed up to carry the baton (symbolic of the Declaration of Independence) into Peebles and any Discovery Trail ...

The Adams County Regional Medical Center (ACRMC), located in Seaman, Ohio, is pleased to welcome William Kamanda, M.D. to its ...