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Clara Dumbaugh was a retired registered nurse

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Clara L. Dumbaugh, 90, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at 7:47 p.m. at Kingston Residence of Marion.

She was born on June 2, 1930, in Franklin County, Ohio, to the late Edgar and Hazel (Foos) Burroughs. On June 20, 1953, Clara married Phillip S. Dumbaugh and he passed away on Dec. 3, 2010.

Clara graduated from Mt. Carmel Medical Center as a registered nurse. She worked at Morrow County Hospital and the Morrow County Home. She loved God, Country, and Family. 

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Ada boys lose at 2nd-place Paulding

Tennis match with Upper Sandusky rained out
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 11, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - The visiting Ada baseball team made the long trip to Paulding and fell 9-2 in the Northwest Conference finale Monday evening in a makeup contest.

The Bulldogs dropped to 6-12 overall and finished 1-7 in the NWC following the defeat. The Panthers improved to 15-6 and ended up 7-1 in the NWC with the win, putting them second behind state-ranked Lincolnview.

Ada trailed 4-0 after three innings, but plated two runs in the top of the fourth to cut the deficit in half. 

Paulding responded with a run in the home fourth, then pushed across four more in the bottom of the fifth to seal the outcome. 

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Babies will no longer be delivered at Bluffton Hospital

Of the 33 critical access hospitals in Ohio, only 9 continue to offer labor and delivery services
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Babies will no longer be delivered at Bluffton Hospital.

Instead, labor and delivery services, which moved to Findlay in December due to the covid-19 pandemic, will remain in Findlay.

The announcement, made May 7, from Blanchard Valley Health System follows:

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will maintain the consolidation of labor and delivery services to the Findlay main campus. Bluffton Hospital labor and delivery services temporarily closed in December of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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So, you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 11, 2021

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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Barth Montel recognized for teaching accomplishments

Quest Federal Credit Union's Ada teacher of the year
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 10, 2021

Ada elementary teacher, Barth Montel, was recognized Friday by Quest Federal Credit Union, along with one teacher from each of the schools in Hardin County, as Hardin County’s Teachers of the Year.

The ceremony was accompanied by a luncheon at Ada’s, Viva Mari Restaurant.

According to Meri Skilliter, Ada superintendent, “Mr. Montel was generous with his time and expertise, helping colleagues learn more about maximizing apps and programs and platforms so they could best engage students remotely.

“He spent the first semester, switching job assignments with aplomb, to accommodate online option students.

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It's Ada vs. Ft. Recovery in baseball tourney opener May 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 10, 2021

The Ada baseball team was seeded 10th at the 13-team Coldwater Div. IV district tournament drawing Sunday.

Ada (6-12, 1-6 NWC) will visit sixth-seeded Ft. Recovery (6-14, 3-6 MAC) Tuesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. in first round sectional action. 

The Ada/FR winner will advance to the second round Thursday, May 20 vs. the winner between fifth-seeded Crestview (10-7) and 12th seed New Knoxville (1-17). 

That second round survivor will move onto the district semifinals. 

The district semis will be at Coldwater on May 26. The district finals are slated for Friday evening, May 28. 

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