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South Adams and Adams Central royalty selected

Leah Lorton and Mason West (left) from South Adams and Zane Bard and Jozie Zimmerman from Adams Central were crowned Prom King and Queen at their respective proms Saturday evening.

Velez charged with two counts of operating while intoxicated

The Adams County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against Fred Velez, 55, of Decatur, on Monday, April 29, regarding a crash that occurred over the weekend. Velez is a member of the Adams County Council, representing District 1.

Suspect drives on three tires trying to escape

Saturday, April 27, at approximately 1:02 a.m., the Adams County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Decatur Police Department with an unwanted party in Decatur. Deputy Daniel Girard located a vehicle matching the vehicle description of the…

Property surrounding jail discussed by commissioners

The Adams County Commissioners recently hired Miller Land Surveying (MLS) to study the possible use of vacant land owned by the county surrounding the jail in Decatur.

County council member arrested after water rescue

Saturday, April 27, at approximately 3:57 a.m., Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies Cpl. Seth Prince, Daniel Girard, Clayton Henkle and other first responders were dispatched to a water rescue on C.R. 500N east of C.R. 400W.

Charges filed against Leyva from Monday’s shots fired incident

More information has been obtained regarding the shots fired incident April 22 in Berne. According to the probable cause affidavit from the Adams County Prosecutor’s Office, at approximately 6:21 p.m., Berne Police Department officer

Miller commends Corral for progress in public safety position

Continuing to improve safety and security at Adams Memorial Hospital, public safety officer Leonard Corral submitted a report to the hospital’s board during Wednesday’s regular board meeting.

Commissioners approve new contract for animal control services

At last week’s Adams County Commissioners meeting, the board of commissioners approved an updated contract for Adams County Control Services. County Attorney Clayton Lengerich introduced the agreement, which was agreed upon between the

Safety, community cooperation discussed at meet and greet

Republican candidates running in the primary election on May 7 were given the opportunity to discuss certain subjects during a meet-and-greet in Geneva last Tuesday.

Over $90,000 awarded to 35 South Adams students

Wednesday evening, South Adams seniors and their families gathered for the annual scholarship awards presented by the Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF). First-time awards this year at South Adams were the Ebony Ann Fawcett

Budgets, accomplishments discussed at Geneva meet and greet

This past Tuesday, candidates and interested citizens met in the community room of the Pyle Building for the Geneva Chamber meet and greet. Each candidate introduced themselves, and citizens asked questions. Able to attend were Geneva

Adams Central ag class to assist with safety signs

Adams County assistant road superintendent Paul Zerby told the Adams County Commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting that 50 gate safety signs will be placed at strategic places around the county where danger lurks in the event of high water.

South Adams continuing to move toward synchronous eLearning

Moving from asynchronous eLearning to synchronous eLearning has been a topic much discussed by the South Adams Tech Council over the last few months. During last week’s school board meeting, South Adams technology director Myra Moore

Rumors spark concern over transgender person using restrooms at Adams Central

Rumors about a biological male using a women’s bathroom at Adams Central prompted one citizen to voice concerns to the Adams Central School Board during April’s monthly meeting.

Shots fired call shuts down Water Street

The area surrounding the Clock Tower, Cross Community Church and the Berne Public Library was cordoned off Monday evening when a shots fired call was reported. At approximately 6:21 p.m., the Berne Police Department responded to a