| Hackathorn turns 90 Sunday |
Marie Hackathorn will celebrate her 90th birthday this weekend. She was born on June 16, 1923.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Heart Walk a success |
MEIGS TOWNSHIP - The Lois Nichols Memorial Heart Walk, held in May, raised $1,380 for the Christ Hospital Foundation. Nichols, who worked for the Adams County Board of Elections, died of a massive heart attack in May of 2003.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Humphrey finalist in National American Miss Ohio Pageant
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Kayleigh Anne Humphrey, daughter of Larry and Sue Humphrey of Peebles, has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Ohio Pageant to be held June 30-July 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Adams County's Doug White named to Ohio Ag Council Hall of Fame
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Four Ohioans - including a resident of Adams County - who have committed their lives to working in, promoting and advocating for Ohio's farm and agribusiness community will be honored Friday, Aug. 2, by the Ohio Agricultural Council (OAC), when they are inducted into the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Cross leads full honors for Sen. Lautenberg
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Staff Sgt. Benjamin C. Cross, son of Judy and Tom Cross of Winchester, was charged with providing the late Senator Frank Lautenberg, (D) New Jersey, with a full honors military funeral in the pouring rain last Friday at Arlington Cemetery.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Cox gets 3 years in death of daughter |
"This is one of the oddest, one of the saddest cases I've ever defended," Public Defender Richard Campbell said Monday in a hearing for the sentencing of the father of 20-month-old Jalynn Cox. The toddler died in December, 2012 after being put to bed in an upstairs bedroom that became too hot.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Yuma choir conductor returns to his Adams County roots |
WEST UNION - Upon receiving a standing ovation at the centuries old West Union Presbyterian Church for an outstanding performance, tears flowed from the 42 members of the Cibola High School Choir from Yuma, Ariz. as their conductor, Brandon Stroup, formerly of Peebles, announced that he would be moving to the Columbus, Ohio area.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Cox gets 3 years in death of daughter |
"This is one of the oddest, one of the saddest cases I've ever defended," Public Defender Richard Campbell said Monday in a hearing for the sentencing of the father of 20-month-old Jalynn Cox. The toddler died in December, 2012 after being put to bed in an upstairs bedroom that became too hot.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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| Low-cost veterinary clinic coming to Adams County
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Are you a pet owner with a big heart but a small budget? Do unwanted cats and dogs keep getting dumped on your property for you to care for? Do you care about the long-term health of your pets?
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Peebles students to attend summer business program |
Peebles High School Juniors Dallas Butler and Spencer Kelley have been accepted to attend Ohio Business Week (OBW) 2013 at Ohio Dominican University and Youngstown State University.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Adams County Cancer Center celebrates fifth year |
The Adams County Cancer Center celebrated its fifth year in operation on Sunday with an open house. The center gives patients an option for cancer treatments close to home.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| The Quilt Barn to hold open house this weekend |
A local quilt hobbyist has turned her passion for quilts into a business to benefit not only herself, but other local quilters as well. Ann Taylor has invested in a computerized long-arm quilting machine that she said will decrease the time it takes to put quilting stitches on pieced quilts.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Manchester property to be used for gardens |
MANCHESTER - Elevated gardens are taking shape on a village property on Washington Avenue, which was taken out of residential use after the 1997 flood.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Preachers group welcomes community |
Preachers Against Drugs and Alcohol, a group that has been active in the county since June of 2006 in regards to moral issues that affect the citizens of Adams County, has expanded its scope. The group has been renamed Adams County for Christian Values and has opened its doors to the community as a whole.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Adams County Relay for Life held
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The Adams County Relay For Life raised $91,365 to help fight cancer, as of the end of the Relay event held Friday and Saturday at the Adams County Fairgrounds.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Commissioners launch jail task force |
The Adams County Board of Commissioners announces the creation of the Adams County Jail Task Force. The Jail Task Force will conduct a review of the county's current full service jail facility, policies and operations.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Honor Flight takes local veterans to D.C. |
Two local men - who once upon a time travelled across an entire ocean - were thrilled recently to set their feet on the soil of their own nation's capital. Veterans Leland Paul Sautter, 89, of Seaman; and Charlie Moore, 92, of Decatur, spent a day with Honor Flight Tri-State on May 21.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Mother claims child died of pneumonia |
A woman facing charges in connection with the death of her toddler, who was discovered buried in a wooded area near Hillsboro is claiming that the child died of pneumonia, according to police.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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| Highland Co. man speaks out after son's body found |
The father of a one-year-old child found buried on Friday in a makeshift grave just outside Hillsboro said Sunday he has been frantically trying for months to locate his children after they disappeared with their mother and her boyfriend late last year.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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