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BLUFFTON ICON.COM__UPDATE 4:22 P.M. FROM AEP: The wind was causing some issues with overhead lines and crews have been assessing the area since yesterday. Today, they found the issue that caused the flickering lights for customers and made the necessary repairs to get the power back on. We understand that there is never a convenient time to experience power quality issues but know that our field personnel worked as quickly as they safely could to make repairs.

UPDATE 1:30 p.m. on October 29, the AEP website showed 863 customers affected. AEP estimates power restoration to all customers in the area by 4:30 p.m. 10/29

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OCT 28 MEDIA RELEASE__In an effort to reduce serious and deadly crashes, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will join several other state transportation departments to mark Buckle Up Phone Down Day on Wednesday, October 29. This national effort aims to bring attention to two of the most common factors in deadly crashes each year.

"Drivers can protect themselves and those nearby by simply wearing a seatbelt and putting away their phones," said Governor Mike DeWine. "These small actions make a big difference because they vastly increase the odds of surviving a crash or preventing one in the first place."

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Trick or Treat night in Ada is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 30. Rain is forecast for the daytime with chance of precipitation dropping towards evening. Vancrest of Ada has confirmed it will be having Trick or Treat regardless of weather.

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Ada’s volleyball team held our annual Dig for a Cure event earlier this month on Monday, October 6 with Pandora Gilboa.  Together, both teams raised a grand total of $2,602. 

This year the money was divided in half to benefit a family member or friend from both teams. Half was donated to a Pandora Gilboa varsity team member’s mom who is battling breast cancer. The other half is being donated to Not By Choice Outreach in honor of Evanne Dunlap, a graduate from Ada in 2008, who has also been battling breast cancer. 

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MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), in partnership with the Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program (HAPCAP), recently announced a major expansion of Ohio's GoBus intercity transit network—significantly increasing mobility options for rural communities and strengthening statewide connectivity.

Through this investment, ODOT will fund four new intercity bus routes designed to extend GoBus service into previously unserved regions of the state. The expanded service will connect thousands more Ohioans to essential services, higher education, and employment opportunities.

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Tamera S. “Tami” Ward, age 59, of Ada, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2025, at Lima Memorial Health System.

She was born on April 21, 1966, in Kenton, Ohio, to David and Dixie (Fierabend) Hughart. Her father, David Hughart and her mother and stepfather, Dixie and John Hunt preceded her in death. Also preceding Tami in death is her brother, Jacob Hughart.     

On December 29, 1984, Tami married James Ward, and he survives in Ada.  Also surviving is her daughter, Erica (Shelby) Malloy of Lima; grandson, Shawn; sister, Dianne Bordoh of Ada; nephew, Isaiah Bordoh; and aunt, Carol Hipsher.  

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