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

The National High School Sports Record Book, first published by the NFHS in 1979 and now housed online at www.nfhs.org, ...

Save the day at Superheroes Storytime at the Manchester Library on Wednesday, January 15 at 11 a.m. or Thursday, January 16 ...

Meadowview Regional Medical Center rang in 2025 with the year’s first birth. Weighing 7 pounds and 6 ounces and measuring 20 ...

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

Fall sports is easily the busiest tine of year for the dedicated sports department here at the Defender, and 2024 was no ...

Ohio’s minimum wage was scheduled to increase on January 1 to $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.35 per hour for ...

Greta A. Freeland, 73 years of age, of Cherry Fork, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Greta was born February 3 ...

U.S. Congressman Dave Taylor was sworn in to the 119th Congress on Friday, January 3 alongside his parents, wife, and three ...

Graduate Pheonix Elliott opened the evening ceremony, followed by administrative greetings from SSCC President Dr. Nicole ...

Do you really think blaming the Chiefs is the right thing to do after Cincinnati had another slow start and was sitting at ...

Harold Showalter, 90, of Lake Waynoka, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2025 at the Mercy-Jewish Hospital in Kenwood. He was ...