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Sweeping the Guardians right out of “Kentucky”

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Baseball district tournament brackets released

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Manchester’s Dunn signs with Rio Track and Field

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Senior Profile- Lily Reed, West Union High School

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Lady Devils take down Peebles, Lynchburg

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Lady Hounds have three-win week

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Manchester hosts SHAC Junior High Track Meet

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Manchester Lions Club hosting May 26 Golf Scramble

May 20, 2025

The North Adams girls are the 2025 Southern Hills Athletic Track Meet champions. Front row, from left, McKenna Shelton, Tatum Grooms, Peytton Shaver, Jaida Harrison, Morgan Wheeler, Grace DeAtley, Miley Hesler, Addison Ormes and Kinsley Fogle; Back row, from left, Johnie Edwards, Katelynn Boerger, Anna Armstrong, Bella Gray, Alyssa McAdams, Mia Kingsley, Emma Thatcher, Payton Grooms, Coach Kelly Boerger and Elizabeth Hawes. Not Pictured: Eden and Ellie Bosko. (Photo courtesy of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference)

North Adams sweeps SHAC Track championships

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A ceremony will be held in Peebles on Thursday, May 22, celebrating the recent memorialization of a portion on SR 781 in honor of Willard Boston Wallace who made the ultimate sacrifice. This photo depicts Wallace in a field in South Vietnam. (Photo Courtesy of Roxanne McCoy)

A Forgotten Hero: 781 dedicated to CPL Willard Wallace

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