The No. 20-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team swept Marietta 25-11, 25-16, 25-11 in the quarterfinals of the OAC tourney on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The top-seeded Polar Bears (20-7 overall) advance to the semifinals of the tourney for the 34th time in the 35-year history of the event.
The Polar Bears will return to action Thursday when they entertain either fourth-seeded Baldwin Wallace or fifth-seeded Heidelberg in a 7 p.m. contest in the semifinals at the ONU Sports Center.
There will be an open house for Connie Fleming’s 80th birthday on Saturday. The event will be held from 2-4 p.m. at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St. All are welcome.
John “Bud” Mankey, Jr., age 97, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
He was born on April 10, 1921 in Ada, Ohio to the late John M. and Blanche Daisy (Street) Mankey. On September 27, 1946 John married Janice Frederick and she died on November 22, 1989.
John retired from Superior Coach, Lima. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served during WWII. He was a member of the Lima VFW Post #1275, the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #428 of Kenton, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles and the AMVets. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion.
Local Republican candidates and volunteers will participate in a Hancock-Hardin County Republican Get-Out-The-Vote Bus Tour scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd.
Republican State Representative Candidate Jon Cross will join local Republican candidates and volunteers for the "Connecting with Communities" tour, kicking off with a breakfast at the Midway Diner in Kenton, Ohio at 8 a.m.
Barbara J. Wood, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 8:55 a.m. at the Freida House at Willow Ridge, Bluffton, Ohio.
She was born on February 2, 1927 in Kenton, Ohio to Chester E. and Helen (Griffis) Brown who preceded her in death. On July 1, 1950 she married Charles E. Wood and he survives in Bluffton.
Barbara was a former office secretary at Kenton High School and a homemaker. She was a member of the Ada First United Methodist Church. She was a former member of the Christ United Methodist Church in Wauseon and Lake Panasoffkee United Methodist Church in Florida. Barbara was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
The 41st annual Ada Music Feast show choir invitational competition will be held all day on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the school.
This year’s program will feature students from nine show choirs from Ohio and Michigan. The Ada Varsity Singers, under the direction of Scott Henning, vocal music director, and Jonathan Lischak, director of instrumental music, will provide an exhibition performance as the host school.
The event will be held in the high school auditorium with the first group taking the stage at 8:30 a.m. Performances continue throughout the day with the daytime awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m. in the gymnasium.
By Monty Siekerman
Ada High School won MakerFest among 30 schools that competed Friday at Apollo Career Center.
MakerFest organizers presented the trophy to the school and medals to the individual winners Tuesday during the lunch hour in the school cafeteria.
Ada won the STEM competition which consisted of 17 challenges in science, technology, engineering, and math. Examples of STEM challenges are business simulation, build a tower, and network assembly. Over 1,300 students competed in this year.
Ada finished the day with four gold medals, four silver medals, and four bronze medals in the competition.
Blanchard Valley Hospital is proud to announce that it has been named one of Becker's Hospital Review's "100 Great Community Hospitals" in the United States. This is the fourth time that the organization has received this distinction.
This award comes on the heels of BVH being named among the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for the sixth time by IBM Watson Health, a leading provider of data-driven analytics and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care.
A special Ada Village Council meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Council chambers on the second floor of the City Building, 115 W. Buckeye Ave. The meeting is to discuss the refuse contract and consider the second reading of the ordinance about the refuse collection system and regulate solid waste and recycling disposal in the village.
