During an online meeting of its steering team held earlier this week, “Ada Parents for Reason and Common Sense” decided to change its name to “Ada SAFE 2020.”
This decision was made to reflect the broadening base of support for the movement to encourage responsible mask use when schools open in the fall, and to create a more cohesive and unifying message for the group.
Nick Nossaman has been named an assistant men's basketball coach at Ohio Northern.
Nick comes to Ohio Northern after spending the past two seasons at Valdosta State (Ga.) as a graduate assistant, helping the Blazers to a 50-11 record, two Gulf South Conference regular season championships and two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.
He started his collegiate playing career at Wooster, where he played for two seasons, before transferring to Otterbein for his final two years of his career.
A missing peice of Ada history came home last week thanks to Mike Snodgrass (left) and his friend, Richard Lee Curry (right). They returned this long lost sign to Ada on June 26. The sign originally posted at an Ada village entrance was stolen. Mike found it in a muddy river bank in West Virginia, and decided return it to Ada. (Eileen Peterman photo)
Attendance will be restricted at the funeral and visitation based on space to accommodate social distancing requirements.
The family and funeral home requests face coverings be worn while attending visitation and service.
Alex Martin Sweigart, 18, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. due to an auto accident.
He was born July 9, 2001, in Bluffton to Robert M. Sweigart and Robin (Work) Tomasi. His father and step-mother, Anne Sweigart, survive in Dola and his mother and step-father, Donald Tomasi, survive in Ada.
Photos and story by Cort Reynolds
A baseball memorial for 2020 Ada senior pitcher Alex Sweigart was laid out at the high school park diamond Wednesday.
On display were baseballs signed by parents and friends on the mound and at home plate, a pair of his shoes, a wreath and a sign on the chain link backstop.
