DELPHOS- Visiting Ada fell behind early and lost 62-25 at Northwest Conference foe Delphos Jefferson in girls basketball action Thursday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 1-7 overall and 0-3 in league play with their fourth consecutive loss. Meanwhile, the Lady Wildcats improved to 4-6 and 1-1 in the league following the win.
DJ ran out to a 23-6 first quarter lead and stretched it to 37-8 by halftime. The Wildcats won a much closer second half, 25-17.
Ada freshman guard Kirsten Poling led the Bulldogs with 13 points. Sophomore post Megan Light added six.
Ada Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger presents a certificate of commendation to Ptl. Penny Keller-Clark at Vancrest on Wednesday. She has organized monthly meeting for residents of the retirement home for several years to inform and educate them about safety and security and sometimes entertain them with programs.
Chief Harnishfeger said, “She is the go-to person in the department to perform a community engagement program whether it’s fingerprinting youth, speaking to elementary children, or conducting a citizen’s police academy.”
Bonnie Lou Pope, age 86, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 7:16 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
She was born on August 14, 1932 in Kenton, Ohio to the late Walter E. and Wilamena (Folly) Zurcher. On April 17, 1965 Bonnie married Joseph Pope and he died on March 16, 2014.
Bonnie was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ada.
By Monty Siekerman
The Village of Ada is considering annexing some property on the east side of Ada, which should be welcome by renters of East Side Apartments. If annexed, those who live in the four-building complex will have their water bill cut in half.
Presently, the renters of the 12 units pay double the water bill compared to those who live in the corporation. Apartment owner Dennis Kimmet asked for annexation. While at it, the village will also annex some land where the new water treatment sits. Presently, part of the facility is in the village and part is outside.
By Monty Siekerman
A brass ensemble entertained residents of Vancrest with Christmas music on Wednesday afternoon.
The group, formerly known as the COP-er Tones, because it mostly consisted of Ada PD members, is now without a name because most members are from the community.
But the No Name ensemble played their hearts out and the Vancrest folks surely enjoyed the music.
Instrumentalists included Det. George Schlub, Jim Finch, Dennis Holmes, Christine North, Randy Rogers, and Damar Schlub. The mini concert was organized by Ptl. Penny Keller-Clark who arranges a monthly Cookies with a Cop program.
Ohio Northern men’s basketball lost to Heidelberg 73-66 to Heidelberg Wednesday at the ONU Sports Center. Junior Austin Allemeier and Ryan Bruns each scored 20 points for ONU. The Polar Bears are now 3-7 overall and 0-5 in the OAC, while the Student Princes improve to 2-5 and 2-2 in the conference.
ADA - Visiting Cory-Rawson outscored Ada 22-10 down the stretch to defeat the non-league local rival Bulldogs 51-44 in a hard-fought boys basketball battle Wednesday night.
The tough-luck Bulldogs drop to 0-7 with the defeat, while the Hornets improve to 2-3 with the victory.
The purple and gold led 34-29 after a reverse layup by Phillip Coulson off a nice baseline back cut and Brandon Hull feed. But then Cory, which had led most of the first 20 minutes, began to rally.
St. Rita’s Medical Center is the recipient of grant funds from OhioMeansJobs – Allen County to help current employees continue to grow and gain additional jobs skills. St. Rita’s has been a long-time participant in the Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) program.
The purpose of the IWT is to support training projects that will benefit local business and industry by assisting the skill development of existing employees. The training is expected to lead to the creation of new jobs, retention of jobs, increased wages for better-trained workers, a higher-skilled workforce, and a more profitable business climate.
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment announced passage of a number of changes to Ohio law that will benefit Ohio consumers while further strengthening Ohio’s robust insurance market. Among the changes made by Ohio’s legislature are sweeping cybersecurity reforms that will help to better protect Ohio consumers while providing a level playing field for Ohio insurers.
