ADA__The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team kicked off its 2026–27 campaign in dominant fashion on Saturday afternoon, posting a 160-39 victory over Ohio Athletic Conference foe Heidelberg at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.
The Polar Bears (1-0 overall, 1-0 OAC) won 10 of the 11 events to post the victory over the Student Princes (0-1, 0-1).
Junior Chase McCluskey led ONU with 3 wins on the night.
He won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.73, the 200 backstroke in 2:01.15 and was the butterfly leg of the winning 400 medley relay in 3:35.84.
Senior Nathan Herbert won the 500 free in 5:10.70 and the 1000 free in 10:50.52.
MILLER CITY – The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team almost handed unbeaten Miller City their first defeat but ended up tied 2-2 in their North Central Ohio Soccer Association finale battle on Saturday, Oct. 17.
The Bulldog girls led 2-0 at halftime, but MC rallied to score two goals in the final 17 minutes to avoid their first defeat.
Ada ran its record to 12-2-3 to finish their best regular season ever. They ended up 2-1-2 in the rugged NCOSA, good for a second-place tie with Riverdale.
The Ada School Board met on Thursday, September 18, with the meeting conducted by board vice president Jay Salyer. The meeting packet is here.
PUBLIC FORUM
Cristal Lyle, owner of Busy Bee Preschool and Child Care, requested that the board amend the school’s transportation policy to provide bussing services to all licensed child care centers, regardless of their proximity to the school.
FROM FACEBOOK__Join Village of Ada Fiscal Officer Lydia Fountaine for "Budget Education & Exploration" on Tuesday, October 20, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building Council Chambers for an opportunity to learn, ask questions and explore how your local government plans for the Village's future.
ON THE AGENDA
Understand the Budget: Learn more about the budgeting process and how decisions are made;
Explore the Proposals: Get an introduction to the draft budget before it goes to the Finance Committee for administrative review;
FROM FACEBOOK__Johnny Appleseed Park District is teaming up with the Ada Public Library to take kids on an adventure. On Friday, October 23 all homeschoolers are invited to explore nature at the library with the park district.
Naturalist Haley Williams will be on site to guide the program. Homeschooling Adventures begins at 11:00 a.m. and is open to the public.
MT BLANCHARD__The visiting Ada High School football team rode a big third quarter to blow out Blanchard Valley Conference foe Riverdale 42-7 on a wet and chilly Friday, Oct. 16.
The Bulldogs jumped ahead 14-0 and put the game away with two touchdown passes from Blake Zoladz to Aidin Brown in the third stanza.
Ada rushed for a season-best 365 yards to pave the way to victory. Quarterback Zoladz accounted for 369 total yards and five touchdowns.
The Bulldogs improved to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in BVC play with the decisive road victory. The struggling Falcons fell to 1-8 overall and 0-7 in the BVC after the lopsided home loss.
By Stanislaw Dajczak, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
Blanchard Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Joint pain can slowly change the way you live. At first, you may avoid a long walk or take the elevator instead of the stairs. Over time, you may find yourself giving up activities you enjoy, struggling with everyday tasks, or losing sleep because of pain. When that happens, you may begin to wonder whether it is time to consider joint replacement.
Pink Out Night fundraiser and regular season finale
By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School boys soccer team defeated visiting Lincolnview 5-0 in a record-setting regular season finale under the lights on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Ada senior Andrew Allen set the program record for career goals at 81 by netting four scores in the victory. He broke the record previously held by Andrew Fetter.
The Bulldogs improved to 9-7-1 overall with the home non-league shutout.
The Lancers dropped to 2-12-1 after the road loss.
MEDIA RELEASE__On October 15, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio will receive more than $200 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen health care across Ohio's rural communities.
FROM FACEBOOK__Ada's VFW is hosting a Christmas party for children that attend Ada Schools.
The party will be held on December 5 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and will be for children from the ages of 0 to 12 years old. Santa and Mrs Claus will be on hand for photo-ops, gifts and treats.
Register by sending a Facebook message to Sara Westbrook Radke listing your children's names and ages. Parents are required to stay at the event.
