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Adams County, Ohio
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About Adams, OH

Population
Approximately 27,500 residents
County Seat
West Union, Ohio
Coverage Area
586 square miles in southern Ohio

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Suspect Arrested in Adams County Fatal Shooting; Victim James Land, 47

Suspect Arrested in Adams County Fatal Shooting; Victim James Land, 47

James D. Land, 47, was found fatally shot in Manchester after deputies answered multiple calls of gunfire at about 4:42 ...

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Education

Southeast District Releases Girls Brackets; North Adams Highest County Seed

Southeast District Releases Girls Brackets; North Adams Highest County Seed

Southeast District released girls brackets, placing North Adams, Peebles, Manchester and West Union into postseason draw...

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Education

North Adams High School inducts five into 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame

North Adams High School inducts five into 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame

North Adams High School inducted five into its 2026 athletic hall of fame, honoring athletes and supporters with plaques...

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Community

29-year-old motorcyclist Ryan Dalton killed after rear-ending SUV in West Union

29-year-old motorcyclist Ryan Dalton killed after rear-ending SUV in West Union

29-year-old Ryan D. Dalton of West Union was pronounced dead after his Yamaha R7 struck the rear of a stopped Volkswagen...

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Government

Adams County Commissioners Set Special Meeting for Children Services Board Appointments

Adams County Commissioners Set Special Meeting for Children Services Board Appointments

Adams County commissioners will hold a special meeting Feb. 11 to consider Children Services Board appointments, a step ...

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Education

Peebles Beats Fayetteville 54-51, Earns First-Place Tie in SHAC

Peebles Beats Fayetteville 54-51, Earns First-Place Tie in SHAC

Peebles beat Fayetteville 54-51, tying for first in the SHAC small-school division; three Peebles players scored in doub...

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Community

Adams County Woman Charged With Murder in 2-Year-Old's Asphyxiation

Adams County Woman Charged With Murder in 2-Year-Old's Asphyxiation

A woman identified as Moser has been charged with murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive at the Timber Ridge A...

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Education

Peebles FFA Shifts to Pasture-Raised Poultry, Upgrades Processing Infrastructure

Peebles FFA Shifts to Pasture-Raised Poultry, Upgrades Processing Infrastructure

Peebles FFA secured $50,000 to move broilers from the school greenhouse to a pasture-raised system and won an additional...

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Education

Southern State Community College offers public Professional Development series in Hillsboro

Southern State Community College offers public Professional Development series in Hillsboro

Southern State Community College announced a public professional development series at its Hillsboro campus to help resi...

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Government

US 62 Simon Kenton Bridge at Maysville closed Feb. 10-13 for surveys

US 62 Simon Kenton Bridge at Maysville closed Feb. 10-13 for surveys

Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge (US 62) will be closed daily Feb. 10-13 for preliminary survey work, forcing detours and li...

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Community

Volunteer-Run Warming Shelter and Soup Kitchen Opens in Manchester During Bitter Cold

Volunteer-Run Warming Shelter and Soup Kitchen Opens in Manchester During Bitter Cold

Volunteers opened a warming shelter and soup kitchen at 400 Pike Street to serve hot meals and warmth during subfreezing...

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Liberty Farmers 4-H Holds 2026 Organizational Meeting, Elects New Officers in Panhandle

Liberty Farmers 4-H Holds 2026 Organizational Meeting, Elects New Officers in Panhandle

The Liberty Farmers 4‑H Club held its 0rganizational meeting at the Liberty Township Community Center in Panhandle and e...

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Community

Food for All Mobile Pantry at Adams County Fairgrounds Feb. 24

Food for All Mobile Pantry at Adams County Fairgrounds Feb. 24

Catholic Charities will bring the Food for All Mobile Pantry to 836 Boyd Ave., West Union, on Feb. 24; distribution runs...

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Community

Adams County Library Offers FoodLink Boxes, Programs Feb. 10–13

Adams County Library Offers FoodLink Boxes, Programs Feb. 10–13

Adams County Public Library partnered with IPM Food Pantry to offer FoodLink boxes at four branches and ran a slate of p...

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Education

Five wins in 10 days push West Union Lady Dragons over .500

Five wins in 10 days push West Union Lady Dragons over .500

Annabelle McIntosh poured in 17 as West Union beat Whiteoak 57-43, capping a five-win stretch that lifted the Lady Drago...

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Education

North Adams senior Emmy Holt named Evans Scholar, to attend Ohio State

North Adams senior Emmy Holt named Evans Scholar, to attend Ohio State

North Adams senior Emmy Holt won an Evans Scholarship - a full housing-and-tuition award - and will begin as a 2026 Evan...

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Healthcare

ACRWD Seeks 1983-1988 Copper-Plumbed Homes for Free Lead and Copper Sampling

ACRWD Seeks 1983-1988 Copper-Plumbed Homes for Free Lead and Copper Sampling

ACRWD seeks customers with copper plumbing installed Jan. 1, 1983–Dec. 31, 1988 to volunteer for free lead and copper te...

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Business

Serpent Mound upgrades reshape tourism and county planning

Serpent Mound upgrades reshape tourism and county planning

Serpent Mound upgrades improve access and support local tourism, affecting parking, trails and downtown connections for ...

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Healthcare

Adams County Regional Medical Center strengthens local emergency and specialty care

Adams County Regional Medical Center strengthens local emergency and specialty care

Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman serves as the primary hospital for Adams County residents, offering aroun...

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Government

Manchester Village Council Makes Officer Nichols Full-Time, Hires New Custodian

Manchester Village Council Makes Officer Nichols Full-Time, Hires New Custodian

Manchester Village Council moved Officer Nichols to full-time hours and hired Abby Freeman as community building custodi...

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Business

Adams County Chamber Honors Inaugural 40 Under 40 at Willow Event Center

Adams County Chamber Honors Inaugural 40 Under 40 at Willow Event Center

Forty local professionals under age 40 were honored at the Willow Event Center for leadership, service, community impact...

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Government

Adams County Plans Multi Year Upgrades to Alexander Salamon Airport

Adams County Plans Multi Year Upgrades to Alexander Salamon Airport

The Adams County Board of Commissioners is advancing multi year planning and capital work at Alexander Salamon Airport, ...

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Community

Adams County tourism assets support local economy and community resilience

Adams County tourism assets support local economy and community resilience

Adams County draws steady visitors to sites such as Serpent Mound, Adams Lake State Park, and the Edge of Appalachia Pre...

Lisa Park2m read
Government

Adams Township Supervisors Open Feb. 9 Meeting, Recite Pledge and Announce Recordings

Adams Township Supervisors Open Feb. 9 Meeting, Recite Pledge and Announce Recordings

Chairman Mark Bucci opened the Feb. 9 supervisors meeting, led the Pledge, and announced the session was recorded; the b...

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Government

Adams County Website Centralizes Services, Meetings, Notices for Residents

Adams County Website Centralizes Services, Meetings, Notices for Residents

The Adams County official website publishes commissioner contacts, meeting schedules, public notices, and a directory of...

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Government

Adams County Land Bank Announces 2026 Meeting Dates at Annex Conference Room

Adams County Land Bank Announces 2026 Meeting Dates at Annex Conference Room

Adams County Reutilization Corp set six 2026 meetings at 3:00 pm in the Annex Conference Room; residents can attend to t...

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Business

GE Aviation Peebles Test Operation anchors Adams County industrial economy

GE Aviation Peebles Test Operation anchors Adams County industrial economy

The GE Aviation Peebles Test Operation is a major jet engine testing and assembly facility near Peebles, described by GE...

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Government

Adams County Essential Contacts, How to Reach Local Government Services

Adams County Essential Contacts, How to Reach Local Government Services

This quick reference lists the primary Adams County elected offices and essential service contact points residents use y...

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Community

Tranquility Wildlife Area Shooting Range Reopens, Accessibility and Safety Upgraded

Tranquility Wildlife Area Shooting Range Reopens, Accessibility and Safety Upgraded

The Tranquility Wildlife Area shooting range near Seaman reopens today after renovations that added a new backstop, side...

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