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Tickets on sale for Shannon Upton's Mother's Day banquet at CL Church of the Brethren

Shannon Upton, Christian speaker and author of the Organizing You books, is the guest speaker at County Line Church of the Brethren's Mother's Day banquet, at 6 p.m., Friday, April 29.

Upton helps women clear out their spiritual clutter so they can grow closer to their families and their Lord.

Reserve tickets ($5 adults, $3 youth) by calling the church office at 419-649-5364.

Following her talk her books are available at a discounted price and she will sign them.

For more information about Upton, her books and her ministry check out OrganizingJesusMoms.com.

Johnson performs in Bluffton

Stephan Johnson of Ada will entertain at this year's Bluffton Arts and Crafts Show. Johnson plays the Irish bagpipe. He will be at the show at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, and will do a walk-through the show area.

Collection gathers "hundreds of pounds" of unused prescription medications

By Monty Siekerman

More than 200 vehicles passed through the Drug Take-back sites in Ada, Forest, and Kenton Saturday morning where volunteers collected hundreds of pounds of unused prescription and over the counter medications for disposal.

The event was a cooperative effort of the North Central Ohio Solid Waste District, Hardin Memorial Hospital, The Hardin County Sheriff's Office, The Forest Police Deptment and the Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy.

Main Street facelift

Ken Collins took this photo and more of a famous 111-year-old Ada resident getting a facelift this week. It's the building housing the Ada Herald and Body Works in the 200 block of North Main Street. The building is also known by residents who look into the sky and see "IOOF 427 1905." Click here for more photos and to find out was IOOF means.

 

Famous 111-year-old Ada resident gets a facelift

Photos by Ken Collins

There's a famous 111-year-old Ada resident getting a facelift this week. It's the building housing the Ada Herald and Body Works in the 200 block of North Main Street.

The building is also known by residents who look into the sky and see "IOOF 427 1905."

The means that the top floor of the building was one the lodge all for the Ada Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a once popular society at the turn of an earlier century.

14-year-old Ada girl reported missing by police

On April 23 the Ada Police Department took a report of a missing juvenile. 

The incident occurred in Ada.  According to the report, Elizabeth Saracson was spending the night at her sister's on Friday April 22.  Elizabeth was last seen around 10 p.m. that night at her sister’s house. 

Elizabeth is 14 years old and is a white female with brown hair slightly below her shoulders and brown eyes. Elizabeth has a mole on her neck. 

Elizabeth is 5-8 and 140 pounds.  She was last seen wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes, and a Bowling Green t-shirt.  She is also carrying a blue duffel bag with the name “Lizzy” in sparkle letters.

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