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Homecoming spoiler: Bulldogs blanked by McComb

Sports

/ Oct 10, 2026

CLICK to enlarge. Meet the Ada High School 2026 Homecoming King and Queen: Jacob Rush and Brooklyn Andreasen.

By Cort Reynolds / Photos by Mark Andreasen

ADA__The visiting McComb football team blew open a close Blanchard Valley Conference game with a 22-point third period outburst to spoil Ada High School’s Homecoming 35-0 on a warm night Friday, Oct. 9 at War Memorial Stadium.

The Bulldogs fell to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the BVC with the home loss, their first shutout defeat of the season.

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Down Memory Lane: 1934 onion workers strike leads to violence in McGuffey

Historical Ada

/ Oct 10, 2026

In 1934, onion workers in Hardin County organized to protest low wages and labor exploitation.

In August, as McGuffey Mayor Ott and his wife slept, a bomb destroyed several windows and a wall of the house. No one was injured, but Union President Okey Odell was arrested for allegedly planning the attack, though he denied involvement. He was later dragged out of the jail by an anti-union mob who proceeded to beat him and threaten his life if the protests continued.

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$56 Million in Community Facilities Direct Loan for ONU

Ohio Northern University

/ Oct 09, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The U.S. Department of Agriculture hs announced a $56 million Community Facilities Direct Loan Program to Ohio Northern University. The funds will finance a new 60,000 square-foot health and wellness center and the renovation of an 18,000 square-foot classroom and lab facility for exercise physiology and health sciences. These community facilities will serve students and local community members, expanding access to essential health and wellness services in rural Ohio.

The new center and renovated facility will expand access to essential health services in Ada while preparing for the next generation of health care professionals.