Ronald Wayne Grooms, 64, of Lynx, Ohio, died Friday, July 18, 2025 at home. Ronald was born August 21, 1960 in West Union.

Vivian “Vivie” Hazel Turner ,79, of St. Paris, Ohio, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, in her residence.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the heavenly transition of Richard Keith “Rick” Puckett, age 70, of Peebles, ...

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

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The golf season begins Monday for member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, which marks the OHSAA’s 120th ...

Aulbrea Meade of Seaman has been awarded the 2025 Seaman Lions Club scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a North Adams ...

For the second consecutive year, Southern State Community College has been selected as a winner of Cincy Magazine’s Family ...

Local students perform in the short musical “Off Their Rockers” at the conclusion of the J.R. Bradley Summer Arts Camp on ...

The Cameron Ellis American Legion Post, long active in Winchester, is in the process of merging with a post in the nearby ...

After winning three consecutive district championships, enthusiasm is high in the North Adams Green Devils boys basketball ...

Hawkins, who has been indicted on eight felony counts, is scheduled to appear for a pre-trial hearing on July 22, 2025, at 10 ...