Happy Monday! Here are AdaIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, October 13-19 (a chronological look at all Icon content is at AdaIcon.com/archive). Below you'll find top stories from BlufftonIcon.com.
ADA – The Ada High School boys soccer team lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to visiting Riverdale in Div. V Northwest sectional final play at War Memorial Stadium on a warm and sunny Saturday, October 18.
Ada finishes its season with a fine 11-5-2 record after the loss. Riverdale improved to 6-13 after the upset victory.
“It’s a tough way to end what has been a positive season,” said Ada second-year head coach Aaron Acheson.
The Bulldogs had whipped visiting Riverdale 4-1 back on September 10 to help avenge a 2024 district semifinal loss to the Falcons. But Riverdale somehow managed to turn the tables at tournament time.
On a glorious October morning, a fence in downtown Ada was covered with Morning Glory vine, a mass of lush green leaves and vivid blue blooms. The Farmers' Almanac describes the annual vine as one that blooms until the first frost of fall.
Joseph E. “Joey” Pope Sr., age 63, of Ada, passed away at his home on Friday, October 17, 2025, surrounded by his family.
He was born on April 12, 1962, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Joseph Pope and Marcene (Zimmerman) Pope. On August 23, 1980, Joey married Linda Downing and she survives in Ada.
Also surviving are his four children: Joseph “Joe” (Heather) Pope, Jr., Justin (Nicole) Pope, Jordan (Beatrice) Pope and Jarita (Adam) Badertscher all of Ada; nineteen grandchildren; two brothers: John Pope and Bradley Pope; a sister, Tammy (Bill) Downing; several step brothers and sisters; and several nieces and nephews.
PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace
By Cort Reynolds
AHS plays at 2nd place Leipsic in week 10
ADA__The Ada High School football team fell behind big by halftime and lost 41-6 to visiting Pandora-Gilboa in a Blanchard Valley Conference game to conclude their home schedule on Friday, October 17.
By Miguel Jordan, MD
Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology
In recent years, robotic-assisted surgery has emerged as a powerful tool in treating various gynecologic conditions, offering patients and physicians a new level of precision, flexibility and confidence in surgical outcomes. With technological advancements and increasing expertise among surgeons, robotic surgery has redefined how complex gynecologic procedures are performed and how patients recover from them.
