Aldridge was honored on December 30 at the Town and Country Lanes, when much like the winner of the Masters Golf Tournament, ...

Education-based athletics within our nation’s schools have been an important part of everyday life for millions of ...

The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting applications for more than 50 scholarship funds supporting the educational and career goals of students in the 32-county region. Scholarship ...

Naylor, age 93, passed from this earth early in the morning January 10, 2025 at the Legacy Hillsboro Skilled Nursing facility ...

Frank William Dever Sr., 82, of Manchester passed away peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2025 at the Ohio Valley Hospice of ...

Each week, The People’s Defender will profile an Adams County senior student/athlete so our community and readers can get to ...

The Adams County Community Foundation recently celebrated its five-year anniversary. The David Worley Memorial Fund is the ...

There is a foot of melting snow and slush surrounding my home, the Bengals didn’t make the playoffs and I couldn’t be more ...

Each week, The People’s Defender will profile an Adams County senior student/athlete so our community and readers can get to ...

Brenda Lee Staten, 73, of West Union, Ohio, died January 11, 2025 at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia. She was born August 9,1951 in Cherry Fork. She was preceded in death by parents Fred ...

As Winter Storm Blair continues its march across the United States, its effects are being strongly felt in Ohio, especially ...

Here in Adams County, there was plenty of news also. Here, in no particular order, are the Defender’s top stories of 2024.