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Senior Profile- Nash Grooms, Peebles High School
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (106+ words) SPORTS EDITOR'S NOTE: Each week, The People's Defender will profile an Adams County senior student/athlete so our community and readers can get to know better these outstanding young people who participate both in athletics and academics in their high…...
Senior Profile- Carlee Garrison, North Adams High School
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (130+ words) SPORTS EDITOR'S NOTE: Each week, The People's Defender will profile an Adams County senior student/athlete so our community and readers can get to know better these outstanding young people who participate both in athletics and academics in their high…...
Final week of Summer Reading features Fossil and Dinosaur Discoveries for qll ages
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (468+ words) People's Defender Final week of Summer Reading features Fossil and Dinosaur Discoveries for qll ages Congratulations to Charley, a West Union Library Weekly Pizza Drawing Winner. Children and teens can be entered into the Weekly Pizza Drawing just by attending…...
North Adams hosts Boys Basketball Camps
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (159+ words) The campers in the early morning session (grades 2-4) included: Kasen Moore, Dalton Brown, Cooper Cox, Corbin Crump, Levi Pinto, Kyzer Redmon, Connor Baxla, Wyatt Powell, Pierce Burns, Garret Tepe, Kainan Moore, Kellan Kattine, Cole Edingfield, Rhett Durr, Phoenix Bolender, Callen…...
Eighteen locals named to Division VI All-District Baseball Team
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (230+ words) Manchester's Meade is Division VI Coach of the Year The baseball coaches of the Southeast District released their All-District Teams for the 2026 season and one glance at the Division VI (West) list will show you that Adams County had an…...
The work is getting done
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (617+ words) People"s Defender "It is extremely comforting when you witness a group of very talented individuals come together collectively, as an organization, who share the common goal to be the best at their job. Such is the case of the…...
The busy month of July
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (399+ words) Adams County Senior Council July is going to be a busy month for many of us, so please note the following information: Happy Independence Day! In observance of the holiday, our office will be closed on Friday, July 3. Every Thursday…...
Three SSCC students named to All-Ohio Academic Team
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (134+ words) Pictured above are Dr. Nicole Roades (SSCC President), All-Ohio Academic Team Members Logan Savage and Wyatt Osborn, and Sam Ginn (PTK Advisor). Pictured above are Sam Ginn (PTK Advisor), All-Ohio Academic Team Member Bentley Schweickart, and Dr. Nicole Roades (SSCC…...
De Wine, Ohio EMA issue urgent safety alert as high temperatures impact Ohio
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (225+ words) Ohio Governor Mike De Wine and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) are issuing an urgent safety alert regarding the dangerously hot weather conditions impacting the state this week. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will reach the mid-90s today,…...
Senior Profile- Cooper Roush, North Adams High School
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (112+ words) SPORTS EDITOR'S NOTE: Each week, The People's Defender will profile an Adams County senior student/athlete so our community and readers can get to know better these outstanding young people who participate both in athletics and academics in their high…...