Jaybird Road winds south from state Route 73 to the 7,000-acre grounds and facilities of the GE Peebles Test Operation in Franklin and Meigs townships. - Carleta Weyrich/The People’s Defender
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Construction will soon be under way for improvements to Jaybird Road at General Electric Aviation's Peebles Test Operation. Tuesday, May 15, 2012
WEST UNION - Dr. Brad Wenstrup, accompanied by U.S. Senator Rob Portman, swept through five southern Ohio counties, including Adams, on Friday. Wenstrup was the winner of the March 6 Republican primary for the 2nd Congressional District. Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Maysville, Ky - GE Aviation in Peebles, and the Maysville Institute of Culinary Arts of Maysville Community and Technical College (MCTC) are partnering to further healthy lifestyles among GE employees and their families. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Your local Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc. (AAA7) celebrates the accomplishments of our older citizens in recognition of May as Older Americans Month. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Freedom Communications has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell The Lima News in Lima, Ohio, along with The Telegraph in Alton, Illinois, The Journal-Courier in Jacksonville, Illinois, and The Sedalia Democrat in Sedalia, Mo., to Ohio Community Media. Friday, May 18, 2012
The North Adams FFA Dairy Judging Team recently completed a very successful year of competition. The Wilmington Aggies hosted the first contest of the spring season, where the North Adams team placed 5th out of 30 teams. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The annual Adams County Junior Fair Queen Contest is a highlight of the fair each July. As in the past, this year's queen will be crowned on the fair's opening day Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Manchester Junior Beta club donated $1,000 to assist in the purchase and training of the Dutch Shepherd, D'Jenga. The 2011-12 officers are President Rickey DeAtley, Vice President Gabe Horsley, and Secretary Marissa Gulley. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Emma Claire and Quintin Joseph Foundation Board of Directors will be hosting a benefit on Saturday, June 2, at the Aberdeen Lions Club Park and Morgan ball field. A spaghetti dinner, softball and cornhole tournaments are planned. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
First Baptist Church of West Union will begin having Friendship Parties each month for families with special needs children. The first party will be held on May 19 at 10 a.m. in the basement of First Baptist Church. This will be a ministry reaching out to families with special needs children. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Very often it is said that beating a team three times in one season can be difficult. In the game of fast-pitch softball, that task can be even more difficult when your team commits six errors, allows 12 unearned runs, and falls behind 16-2.
Almost inconceivably, it is that time of year again. The time when another group of young people will leave their high school days behind and step out into another phase of life, another step closer to adulthood. These young folks will listen to much advice and many speeches over the next few weeks, and as I can vouch for, won't remember much of what was said at all. The euphoria of graduating seems to dull the other senses considerably. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Seeded number six and facing a number 11 seed, the West Union Dragon baseball squad seemed to have pretty good odds of advancing to a sectional final. A win over #11 seed Northwest would have accomplished that feat but as they say, "You still have to play the game. Games aren't won or lost on paper." Wednesday, May 16, 2012
An old baseball adage says that good pitching will beat good hitting any time and that was exactly the situation facing Coach Matthias Applegate and his Manchester Greyhound baseball squad last Wednesday as they opened sectional tournament play. The tournament draw set the Greyhounds up in a sectional final matchup with a familiar foe, the Whiteoak Wildcats and the Cats were set up with their ace, Gage Carraher on the mound.
Take away the first inning and it may have been a different story. Taking the bus ride to Huntington Ross, Coach Judd Johnson and his Peebles Indians baseball squad certainly didn't have any notions of what was going to happen to them in the first inning of their opening round sectional tournament game last Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A very young North Adams Lady Devils softball squad, seeded #12, faced their first tournament action on May 8, hitting the road to face the 14-8 and #5 seeded Piketon Lady Redstreaks. It didn't go well for the Lady Devils as they could only manage a single run in a 15-1 five-inning run rule defeat to Piketon. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
After having the first three attempts to get the season started washed out, Brushcreek Motorsports Complex in Peebles finally got Adams County Business night in with a huge crowd on hand to witness a wonderful night of racing. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Coach Rob Davis and his staff have announced the dates for the 2012 Lady Devils Basketball Camp. The camp dates will be May 29, 30, and 31 and will be open to students entering second through eighth grades this fall. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
1948 The West Union baseball team won their opening game in the newly organized Adams County Baseball League, defeating Cherry Fork 13 to 4. Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Peebles Youth Soccer will be holding their sign-ups for the fall 2012 season on May 19 and 26, plus June 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Peebles High School parking lot Wednesday, May 16, 2012
