Joe Spaulding

What appeared was going to be an uneventful meeting of the Decatur City Council Tuesday evening turned out to ruffle some feathers as a representative from Buck Site Acquisitions not on the agenda for the evening made a presentation to members to obtain land owned by the city to construct a tower for Verizon.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) learned Wednesday night about a threat directed toward the Adams Central Community Schools in Monroe and quickly notified the Adams County Sheriff's Department.

Five of the 21 members of the Mayor's Youth Council established by Decatur Mayor Dan Rickord are pictured here at the monthly Chamber of Commerce Luncheon where Rickord delivered the State of the City address. In addition to Rickord at left, are Jayleena Hill, Victoria Hamrick, Kimleigh Coffey, Hudson Krull, and Olivia Bessesen. (Photo by Joe Spaulding)

“We were very lucky, very lucky indeed,” analyzed Adams County Highway Department supervisor Brad Yoder, in assessing the fact that little, if any, damage was sustained to life and property

Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) talked with Adams County Republicans Tuesday evening as he and State Representative Matt Lehman (R-Berne) discussed the recent short session of the General Assembly. Sen. Holdman said it was decided that no tax-related bills would be heard in a Senate committee (he's the chairman of the taxation and finance committee). Sen. Holdman represents District 19 which includes all of Adams County along with several other area counties. (Photo by Joe Spaulding)

Third District Congressional candidate Wendy Davis told a group of Adams County Republicans Thursday night in Berne at the Clock Tower Inn that her campaign views on the border crisis

The continuing saga of the battle between Union Township Trustee Nathan Mihm, the Union Township Lions Club, and the Union Township Advisory Board continued on Monday night spilling out onto

A proposal from Decatur Police Chief Kevin Gerber for a FLOCK camera system that would be used at city entrances and exits on US 27 and US 224 to capture images of license plates on vehicles was debated at length Tuesday evening by both the Board of Public Works and the Decatur City Council.

A June 8, 2023, incident at the Adams County Law Enforcement and Detention Center has prompted a former inmate there to level charges alleging confinement officers and a deputy used excessive force against him while at the facility.

Adams County Sheriff's Department deputies rescued a man trapped in his F-150 pick-up truck that was in the process of sinking into a pond early Saturday morning on CR 500