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When we remember despite dementia

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Columnist Bill Herr taught high school mathematics and science for 32 years before serving as a volunteer and then as a staff chaplain at two nursing homes.  

By Bill Herr

When a person develops dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), some of the wiring in the brain gets out of alignment.  The result is difficulty verbalizing, having memory issues and possibly posing behavioral changes.  It is believed that everything we ever learned or experienced in our lives is recorded somewhere in our brain.  

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Bulldog tennis loss at Bluffton

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__ The Ada High School boys tennis team lost 5-0 at Bluffton on Monday, April 22.

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Bulldog baseball shut out by Wildcats

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ The Ada High School baseball team stayed close behind good pitching but eventually lost 4-0 to visiting Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference game Monday evening, April 22.

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Bulldog softball wins DJ battle, stays atop NWC

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ The Ada High School softball team dodged several threats to defeat visiting Delphos Jefferson 5-3 in a key Northwest Conference contest Monday, April 22.

The Bulldogs improved to 11-2 overall and 4-0 in the NWC with their sixth win in a row. 

Ada is first in the league standings after Allen East upset defending champion Crestview 5-4 Monday on a game-winning home run by Mustang catcher Savana Brooks.

DJ fell to 9-8-2 overall and 2-2 in the NWC after the defeat.

“Delphos hit the ball well,” said third-year Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. “We never really got the bats going but it is nice to get another win.”

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April 16 reports from the Ohio Division of Wildlife

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife Officers

Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two
In April, State Wildlife Officer Nathan Kaufmann, assigned to Richland County, K-9 Officer May, Wildlife Officer Supervisor Kevin Russell, and Wildlife District Two staff participated in a Junior Achievement Inspire event at the Richland County Fairgrounds.

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Information sessions will provide background on utility aggregation

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Ada will host two informational sessions with background on governmental utility aggregation (gas and electricity) prior to putting the issue on the ballot for Ada residents. 

The events are scheduled for April 27 and May 4 at 10:00 a.m., at the Historic Depot, 112 Central Ave., Ada. Representatives from Aspen Energy will provide information and answer questions from Ada residents.

Patty Navin, the Village of Ada fiscal officer, told the Icon that the Village is considering aggregation because of increasing utility costs. Jay Sell of Aspen Energy notes that energy prices have never been higher during his 18-year career.

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