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Bulldogs back in the number 3 spot in Region 28

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Ada High School football team moved back into the third sport in Division VII, Region 28 OHSAA computer ranking this week.

The entire Division VII rankings follow:

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Beads are the thing at the library

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Julia Leonard and son, Noah, (left) and Erin Chrissobolis and son, Timothy, work with Perler beads at the Ada Public Library on Friday. The children had many patterns to choose from. The next bead event at the library will be scheduled in December.

(Monty Siekerman photo)

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Hardin County Health and Wellness Fair Oct. 20

Featuring preventive health screenings and community resources
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The Hardin County Safety Council will hold the Hardin County Health and Wellness Fair in Partnership with OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety and Hygiene, and Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.  The Health and Wellness Fair will be held Thursday, Oct. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at The Hardin County Armory, 128 N. Main St.

The Fair is free and open to the public. Local health-related businesses will offer a wide range of free screenings, and health information. Register to win a $50 Chamber Gold Gift Certificate and other prizes.

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Soccer: Ada boys’ beat Lima Spartans, girls’ lose to Mustangs

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, October 19, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team lost its regular season finale to visiting local rival Allen East 3-0 Saturday morning in a Northwest Conference contest.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 5-10-1 overall and finished 3-3 in the NWC after the loss. An early-season Ada win over Spencerville did not count in the league standings.

AE improved to 5-1 in the NWC with the victory, good for second place in the league behind only Bluffton. The Lady Mustangs stand 12-4 overall.

Julia Meyer netted two goals to pace the Mustangs. Jade Meyer scored once and assisted on one goal as well.

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Cross Country - James, Armbrecht pace Ada runners at NWC meet

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, October 19, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada cross country teams competed at the annual Northwest Conference title meet Saturday in Columbus Grove.

Freshman standout Abbie James led the Ada girls to fourth place out of five full teams at the event. Meanwhile, the Bulldog boys came in seventh out of eight, nosing out Allen East.

Lincolnview won the boys team title with 35 points, followed by Crestview with 65. Ada tallied 195 to beat out AE, which totaled 207.

Host Columbus Grove swept to the girls team title with 22 points to easily out-pace second-place Crestview, which totaled 60. Ada scored 117 points to beat out last-place Paulding (116).

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Ada council moves closer to approving stiffer penalties against owners of vicious dogs

Legislation would not target pit bulls or other breeds
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Story and photo by Amy Eddings
The Ada village council moved closer to approving stiffer penalties against owners of vicious or dangerous dogs, following the attack last August of an Ada couple and their two small dogs by a pit bull that had escaped its kennel.  

The legislation would not ban or target pit bulls or any other breed, a focus that council members had previously considered.  
 
“I changed my opinion a lot on that after I talked to my vet, and my sister, who has five dogs”  councilor Bob Simmons said. “It’s true, any dog can bite."

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