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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Union workers at Ada's Wilson Sporting Goods football factory began staging informational picketing on Monday, October 12 in response to what union president Derek Gibson calls "offering us a very unfair contract." 

The current contract is set to expire on Friday night, October 16. The workers are members of Local 1385 of the Chicago and Midwest Joint Board Workers United union.

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By Cort Reynolds

Riding a five-match win streak, the Ada girls soccer team was seeded second in the Div. IV district drawing held on October 11. 

The Bulldogs (12-1-2) will host Kalida (3-7-4) in the sectional finals Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. 

The winner advances to take on the survivor between third seed Columbus Grove (8-3-2) and fifth seed Continental (9-4-2) in the district semifinals at Bluffton on Monday, Oct. 26 at Bluffton.

Undefeated Miller City is the top seed in the strong seven-team the bracket. MC will play the Bluffton (6-8-1) vs. Allen East (2-10-3) victor on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. on the Pirate home pitch of Steinmetz Field.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

On October 11, Lee Crouse invited the community to visit his private Ada museum on State Route 81. The museum's walls, ceiling and rows and rows of shelving display several decades of collecting. When asked, "When did the Ada history bug bite you?" Crouse points to a c. 1876 advertisement for the Star Clothing Store: A top hat is among the illustrations.

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The following results are from October 5-11 of the Ohio Northern University 2026-27 athletics season as reported on www.ONUSports.com:

OCTOBER 5

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FROM FACEBOOK__Come cheer with the Ohio Northern University Cheerleaders on Saturday, October 17. The clinic will feature all participants during the ONU Football game that day. The cost is $35 per athlete, and further details are below. Registration closes on Wednesday, October 14.

Clinic Schedule:

  • 9:00 AM — Check-In
  • 9:30–11:00 AM — Cheer Clinic
  • 12:00 PM — Cheer for the first quarter of the ONU Game!

Registration includes:

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Harold Dean Conley, age 81, of Alger, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Lima Memorial Health System with his family by his side.

He was born on April 21, 1945, in Hardin County, Ohio, to the late Irene (Hall) Smith. On May 22, 1965, Dean married Sharan E. (Longbrake) Conley, and she survives in Alger.

Also surviving are his two children: Michael (Tammy) Conley of Forest and Susan (Eddie) Burkett of Alger; five grandchildren: Zachary (Autumn) England, Nicholas England, Owen Conley, Olivia Conley and Clay Hare; and three siblings: James (Vickie) Mullins of Alger, Donna (Sam) Rowe of Dunkirk and Helen (Rick) Miller of Dunkirk.

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