Ohio voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 6, for a special election that could shape the future of the state’s ...

After falling short in their first 10 outings of the spring, the West Union Lady Dragons softball squad finally enjoyed the ...

The Ohio River Way is proud to announce the return of the Ohio River Way Challenge, a remarkable 11-day paddling expedition ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently visited Southern State Community College to tour its state-of-the-art Engineering and ...

Two of the best in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference face off as North Adams’ Carlee Garrison delivers a pitch to ...

A trio of players contributed two hits in the victory- Jentezen Dryden, Jacob Day and Ashton Ferguson and the Dragons took ...

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 ...

Janis “Jan” Caraway McClusky, age 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on July 23, 1980, the son of the late Gregory Lynn Burns. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Kenneth Ivan and Della Mae Vogler, Dale and ...

MCTC has delivered academic programs to incarcerated students through the Second Chance Pell and Revised Second Chance Pell ...

The Adams County Regional Medical Center (ACRMC) proudly welcomes Aubrey Clark, APRN-CNP, a board-certified nurse ...