Mark your calendar: from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 29 Quest Federal Credit Union, 232 N. Main St., Ada and WKTN are hosting a pool party at the Ada Municipal Pool.
WKTN will be bringing music and prizes.
Sunglasses compliments of Hempy Water (while supplies last)
Splash Party T shirts (while supplies last) compliments of Impressions by PJ Embroidery and more by design
A free Community Meal will be held at St. Mark Lutheran Church on Wednesday, July 27 from 5:00-6:30 p.m.. The church is located at the corner of Lincoln and Johnson streets.
You may dine in, carry out, or drive up for curbside service. The menu:
Cold Cut Sandwich
Pasta Salad
Chips
Fruit
Cookie
Last month the church served 148 meals. Organizers note, "so arrive early before we run out. We would love to see you."
Clyde Franklin Brown, age 92, of Ada, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 12:45 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
Clyde was born on November 12, 1929, in Louisville, Kentucky to Cholia and Lacy Brown, who preceded him in death. He served proudly in the United State Army during the Korean War, stationed in Korea for four years. Clyde married Betty Jo Hall on February 26, 1954, in Ada, Ohio. She preceded him in death on January 25, 2017. Clyde retired from Lima’s Clark Equipment in 1981. He then worked for General Dynamics in Lima until he retired in 1992.
Yesterday (7-21-2022) it was brought to the attention of this office that multiple concerning allegations were recently made on social media regarding a local Teens for Christ branch and a few of its members. A letter was also found online that made serious allegations against a resident(s) of Allen County, Ohio.
Through our research we have found that members of various groups and boards throughout the community affiliated with Teens for Christ locally were likely presented with similar allegations via a letter in recent weeks.
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law law professor Joanne Brant, JD, recently appeared on the half-hour BGSU-TV program The Journal with host Steve Kendall. Brant and Kendall discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in favor of the state of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which has returned jurisdiction of abortion to the states.
On July 22, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined Allen County is at a HIGH community risk for transmission of COVID-19.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Lima Memorial Health System will follow CDC guidance and require all patients, visitors, associates and vendors to wear a mask while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Universal masking will be required at all Lima Memorial facilities, effective immediately Friday, July 22.
Lima Memorial will continually evaluate its safety measures and update them in accordance with COVID-19 guidance.
“A kid in the newsroom” is the subtitle of Carl Bernstein's new book, a memoir of his start in journalism. Chasing History (Thorndike Press, ISBN- 13: 978-4328-9865-6) is Bernstein's account of his own history during a most interesting time in our country's historically turbulent 1950s and early ‘60s.
The time frame starts while Eisenhower is president and John F. Kennedy is a senator. Richard Nixon is vice president. The country is stagnant because of Eisenhower's tired style of ruling, after World War II's intensity and death toll.
