Manchester board placing levy renewal on ballot
During the May 16 meeting, the Manchester Local Schools Board of Education took the first of two steps needed to place a renewal of an operating levy on the Nov. 7 General Election ballot. The...
View ArticleMemorial Day services set for county
Memorial Day ceremonies will be held this weekend across Adams County to honor our nation's military heroes, past and present, who have served in America's armed forces and given their lives for their...
View ArticleWUHS Steel Band will perform at Bogarta s
Snazzy and funky, the members of the WUHS Steel Band entertained patrons at Moyer's last Thursday while also filming a video for the son of funk legend Bootsy Collins, Ouiwey Collins. The students in...
View ArticleHayes pleads a oenot guiltya to 109 counts
Former Manchester police officer, Joshua Hayes pleaded not guilty Tuesday, June 6 to 109 counts of conducting illegal searches on the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway and the Ohio Law Enforcement Automated...
View ArticleJunior Deputy Boot Camps kick off in Manchester
Deputy Micah Poe leads this group of campers in drills during the Junior Deputy Boot Camp in Manchester last Friday night. Nathaniel Massie Park was the hub of activity in Manchester last weekend as...
View ArticlePaul Tate Jr
Paul Tate, Jr, of Manchester, Ohio died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at the Southern Ohio Hospice in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in Rome County, TN on October 21, 1935 to the late Marshall Paul Tate, Sr and...
View ArticleManchester board moves renewal levy to ballot
On June 20, the Manchester Local Schools Board of Education took the second of two steps to place the renewal of an operating levy on the Nov. 7 General Election ballot. The 5.99-mill five-year...
View ArticleJeannine O Evans
Jeannine Opal Evans, beloved mother, wife, and friend, went home to be with the Lord on June 24 2017 at Eagle Creek Nursing Center in West Union, aged 81 years. She will be greatly missed.
View ArticleEight dollars and three keys
We have made life too complicated. Blame it on technology, the rush to access new information, get everything at our fingertips within minutes.
View ArticlePeggy R Atkinson
Peggy R Atkinson, 87, of Manchester, Ohio died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at her home. She was born February 3, 1930 to the late Neil and Lillian Howell be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 3 at Wilson Home...
View ArticleJessica A Edmisten
Jessica Ann Edmisten, 31, of Manchester, Ohio died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at her home. She was born on November 12, 1985 in Port Charlotte, FL to Dennis and Velora Fisher.
View ArticleDavid A Presley
David A Presley, 72, of Manchester, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Anderson Mercy Hospital. He was born March 19, 1945 to the late Albert and Viola Presley in Portsmouth, Ohio.
View ArticleManchester concludes another River Days celebration
In ceremonies held on Aug. 3, Miss Kiersten Saunders was named the 2017 Manchester River Days Queen. From left, First Runner-Up Alysa Hoskins, Queen Kiersten Saunders, and Second Runner-Up Savanna...
View ArticleManchester readies for start of school year
Manchester Local Schools officials discussed preparation for the start of school next week at the Aug. 15 Manchester Board of Education meeting. During the board meeting, nine certified staff,...
View ArticleWoman dies in a single-vehicle crash in Scioto County
An Adams County woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, according to the State Highway Patrol. Renee Rogers, 38, of Manchester, was driving west along Route 52 in a 2000 GMC...
View ArticleJoyce A Walker
She was born in Manchester, Ohio on September 9, 1940 to the late Cecil and Beulah Tomlin. A Funeral service will be held at the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Manchester.
View ArticleDefender Bowl coming Sept. 16
Looking to make it four wins in a row, the West Union Dragons junior high squad will play host at Freedom Field to the Manchester Greyhounds, in a battle for bragging rights and the coveted Defender...
View ArticleManchester renewal levy on upcoming ballot
Voters in the Manchester Local School District are being asked to approve Issue 34 - the renewal of a five-year, 5.99-mill levy in the Nov. 7 General Election. According to Superintendent Jim Robinson,...
View ArticleManchester residents forming neighborhood watch group
A rash of robberies in the village of Manchester has prompted residents to take action they hope will make their town a safer place. "People are uneasy and they're ready to take back their village,"...
View ArticleWinchester- How an interstate highway changed the face of one small town
"When I graduated from high school I said that I was going to leave this town and never come back. My aspiration was to go to the big city and make a million," Diane Lewis smiles as she recalls the...
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