2018
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It was a very good year
By Mark Carpenter- It seems only appropriate that as 2018 fades into the rear view mirror that I use a line from a Frank Sinatra song as my column title. The Chairman of the Board became the music of choice for myself quite often in 2018, an idea that would…
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Devils roll to Classic finals with 70-50 win over Manchester
By Mark Carpenter- The final match up of the first night of play of the 2018 McDonald’s’ Holiday Classic saw two teams who have had very opposite season facing off with a berth in the Classic title game on the line. The North Adams Green Devils came into the Dec.…
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Lady Devils never trail, defeat Manchester to move to Classic title game
By Mark Carpenter- Annual trips to the championship game of the Holiday Classic have become commonplace for Coach Rob Davis and his North Adams Lady Devils and they took the court on Dec. 29 in the 2018 semi-finals, facing the Manchester Lady Greyhounds on the home court at MHS, the…
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13-0 fourth quarter run sends Dragons past Peebles
By Mark Carpenter- Most fans believed that the boys match up between the Peebles Indians and the West Union Dragons would be the best game of the opening night of the 2018 Holiday Classic and they weren’t disappointed. Both teams came into the game on winning streaks and playing well,…
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Third quarter surge sends Lady Indians to Classic finals
By Mark Carpenter- It wasn’t a thing of beauty and it won’t be a film to watch over and over, but a win is a win. The 2018 Holiday Classic began on Friday afternoon with a match up between the Peebles Lady Indians and the West Union Lady Dragons. The…
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I hope you dance
By Loren Hardin- This is part one of a two-part series about Shirley who was in her seventies when she enrolled in our outpatient hospice services with terminal cancer. Shirley married at age 15 and admitted, “I got pregnant and then I got married, but I think you’re supposed to…
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Looking back at 2018- How will Adams County be affected in the future?
By Patricia Beech- As the year comes to a close, The Defender looks back with a review of some of the top stories from 2018. It was an eventful year for Adams County and surrounding areas filled with ups and downs, and a few unexpected twists and turns. While most…
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Rosalyn Marie Darby
Rosalyn Marie Darby, age 81 years of West Union, Ohio, passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. Rosalyn was born on Nov. 22, 1937, the daughter of the late Lewis and Marie Schmidt in Fort Recovery, Ohio. Rosalyn was a 1955 graduate of West Union…
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Richard Paul Rothwell
Richard Paul Rothwell, age 86 years formerly of Seaman, Ohio, passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 at his home with his daughter Sandy in Hillsboro, Ohio and surrounded by family. Paul was born on Feb. 7, 1932 in West Union, Ohio. He was the youngest son of Jesse Stanford…
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Kathy Harmon
Kathy Harmon, age 68 years of West Union, Ohio, passed away Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 at her residence. Kathy was born on Nov. 15, 1950, the daughter of the late James and Edna (Taylor) Bayless in West Union, Ohio. Kathy is survived by two daughters, Lesa Hatmacker and Kenneth of…
