By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The Ada boys cross country team finished fifth at the five-team Hardin County Invitational meet hosted by Kenton Monday evening.
Hardin Northern won the team title with 45 points, barely edging Upper Scioto Valley (46) by a point. Kenton was third (53), Riverdale fourth (84) and Ada fifth (113).
Bulldog senior Hunter Wells ended up 14th in the 30-runner field to register the top Ada showing. He covered the 3.1-mile course in 20:50.5.
Ada's Seth Swaney finished 22nd and sophhomore teammate Riley Ferguson was 24th, followed closely by Connor Daugherty in 25th. Keegan Giddens was the fifth Bulldog runner in 29th
By Barbara Lockard
Although many of them may know each other, the residents of Ada and Hardin County are all unique individuals with unique needs.
Deb Curlis is working to meet those needs as well as creating an attractive retail environment and interesting programs. It’s a tall order!
“If there’s a need, we’ll help or find another agency that can,” said Curlis, who recently accepted the position of store manager at Beatitudes (formerly the ReStore Community Center) in Ada. Her job responsibilities include expanding retail sales, fundraising and developing a calendar of events.
St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 4443 Township Road 25, Ada, installed John Nagel as its full-time pastor on Oct. 5.
He and his wife, Victoria, recently moved to Ada from Marion, and have become active members of the Ada community.
The installation service included prayer, commitment, and a special song "Scars," sung by Pastor Nagel. This song had special meaning to him and the congregation since he had been in a head-on collision in 2016 and was very seriously injured and still has many scars.
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - The Ada girls soccer team traveled to local rival Allen East and lost 3-0 in a Northwest Conference match Monday night.
The defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 3-11-1 overall and 2-4-1 in NWC play. Ada tied for fourth place in the league standings with Crestview.
AE improved to 9-5-1 overall with the win and is 4-2 in the NWC, good for third place. Spencerville is first in the league race at 6-0, with Bluffton second at 5-1.
"The first half was fairly even," said Ada head coach Doug Poling. "We had a great opportunity to close the gap late in the second half but hit the crossbar."
By Cort Reynold
HARROD - Visiting Ada lost to backyard rival Allen East 2-0 in boys Northwest Conference soccer action Monday night.
The win lifted the AE record to 6-6-1 overall and a perfect 4-0 in NWC play. Ada fell to 8-6-1 overall and finished 3-2 in the NWC, good for third in the six-team league.
AE and Bluffton (11-2-1, 4-0 NWC) will meet for the outright NWC title in Harrod on Thursday, October 10 at 5 p.m. The Pirates have captured four straight NWC titles and have won 24 consecutive league matches.
Ada hosts non-league foe Liberty-Benton Wednesday, October 9 in their regular season finale.
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The Ada Public Library is the greatest! I stop by at least once a week to update my movie selection and reading material.
Through the library's website adalibrary.org, I can easily order movies and books from over 100 other libraries, allowing me to get items that the Ada library doesn't own. Along with popular titles, it's surprising how many old and obscure films are available!
The library's recent renovation is well done with bright colors, additional space for activities (check out the children's area), a nice meeting room and convenient parking.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will host “The Science of Urology & You,” the final installment of the 2019 “Live and Learn” series.
This community presentation will focus on urological treatments and robotic surgery options for urinary incontinence and other health issues.
Two sessions will be held on Thursday, Nov. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Marathon Auditorium of Blanchard Valley Hospital, 1900 S. Main St., Findlay, as well as that evening from 7 - 8 p.m. at the Carey Medical & Diagnostic Center, 930 Sheriden Dr., Carey. Both events will feature Joshua Ebel, MD, from Blanchard Valley Urology Associates.
The Hardin County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will be hold its full-scale emergency drill on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12 in the Village of Forest.
During daytime hours on both days, residents may notice an increased presence of firefighter, EMS, law enforcement, and hazardous materials team personnel.
Residents may also notice an increased amount of emergency vehicles, lights, sirens, and medical helicopter traffic. Additionally, the public service communication tool Nixel will be utilized to send public safety messages. Those messages will be marked as being part of the drill.
Underclass members and senior photos at bottom of story
Introducing the 2019 Ada High School homecoming court. The king and queen will be announced in a pre-game ceremony on Friday evening on the football field.
