The plan’s scope is comprehensive: outlining significant investments in improving water quality, restoring wildlife habitat, ...

Patsy Ann Snider (Grooms), age 78 of West Union, Ohio, passed away June 15, 2025 at Clermont Hospital in Batavia. Patsy was ...

“There haven’t been this many people in Ripley since the days of the old Tobacco Festival.” These were the words of a downtown business owner last Wednesday evening as he gazed down lower Main Street ...

Shown is Mr. Ten Grooms, County Address Coordinator of the Adams County Highway Department. Part of the Adams County Highway ...

Vogler 96, passed away at her home on June 14, 2025. June was born on June 19, 1928 in Manchester, Ohio to Darius and ...

One of Peebles’ longest-running and most beloved traditions, the Old Timers Day Festival, will not be held in 2025. The ...

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 ...

Ronald Thomas Rickey, 85, of Decatur, Ohio, died Thursday, June 5, 2025. He was born May 17, 1940 in Wayne Township in Adams County, Ohio. He was preceded in death by parents, John Thomas and ...

“The first phase is to put in the pump stations,” said Paul Worley, Director of Economic Development for Adams County. “Those ...

More than just a celebration of recreation, Paddlefest is a fundraiser with a mission. Debbie Ryan, speaking on behalf of the ...