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By Paula Pyzik Scott

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ADDITIONS made Wednesday, May 27: Ann Conley advances in discus and girls 4x100 team advances, see below.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__Ada High School hosted the Div. V Northwest District track and field meet on Thursday and Saturday, May 21 and 23 at War Memorial Stadium.

KAYLEB HICKMAN
Ada senior Kayleb Hickman finished third in a pair of races to advance to the regional meet in both events this Thursday, May 28.

Hickman was second in the 200-meter dash preliminary heats, and then took third in the 200 finals Saturday with a time of 22.96.

MEDIA RELEASE__The following high school students from Ada have been recognized by the Apollo Career Center for academic excellence during the final quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

By Paula Pyzik Scott / CLICK photos to enlarge

A beautiful day in Ada’s Woodlawn Cemetery provided blue skies and waving flags during the annual Memorial Day services co-hosted by the Ream McElroy Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9381 and Foss-Agin-Meyer American Legion Post 185.

The event featured the VFW Color Guard and Ada High School Band directed by Mr. Benjamin Hemming. The program was emceed by Matt Crawford, American Legion Commander.

ODOT announces winning designs from districtwide program

MEDIA RELEASE_The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is excited to reveal this year's winners of the annual Paint-the-Plow contest. Voting closed at 3 p.m. on May 20.

Clive J Howard Jr, age 66, of Belle Center, passed away on May 25, 2026.

He was born on May 5, 1960, in Alger, Ohio, to the late Gold and Delores (McLaughlin) Howard. On September 7, 1985, Clive married Tammy Williams, and she survives in Belle Center.

Clive was a self-employed recycler. He enjoyed being outside and searching for Indian artifacts and arrowheads. He loved hunting and fishing. Most of all, Clive loved spending time with his grandkids.

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