AUG 11 MEDIA RELEASE__Rainfall totals across Hardin County varied like in June 2025. However, crops look good given the large amounts of rain at times and the stretches of heat.
Crops have also fared well so far this season with little disease and insect pressure. Growers who are weighing whether they should make any pesticide applications, should check out the Return on Investment calculators at https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/roi-calculators. The tools are designed to help growers evaluate if they could see an economic benefit from making an application.
AUGUST 13 MEDIA RELEASE – GROB Systems, Inc., a global leader in the development of manufacturing systems and machine tools, has announced that they will be holding a public Open House on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at their 1070 Navajo Drive facilities in Bluffton, Ohio.
The public is invited to visit the facility and tour the recently expanded 500,000 sq. ft. complex. Visitors will have an opportunity to see products in operation and learn about their state-
registered apprenticeship program.
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
The Ada Farmers & Merchants Parade is a longstanding tradition. Century21 Sunway Realty volunteered to organize the parade starting in 2019, according to Realtor Becky Neville: “We did not have a parade in 2020. Every year it has grown. Ada really supports the parade.”
Overall, there were more than 60 units. Parade organizers start contacting participants in the spring and work on getting sign ups through the summer.
LIMA – The Ada High School boys golf team competed in the rugged 14-team Bluffton Invitational tournament at Lima’s Hidden Creek Golf Club course on a hot Monday, August 11.
The young Bulldog linksters finished last in the tough field despite a few good individual rounds.
Liberty-Benton won the event with 312 strokes, just three shots ahead of second-place Bluffton (315). Wapakoneta finished third at 334, followed by Bath (336), Tiffin Calvert (341), Riverdale (347) and Ridgemont (350).
Van Buren came in eighth (363), followed closely by Bellefontaine (364), Arcadia (367) and Maumee Valley Country Day (369).
Ada Municipal Pool manager Ashley Sumner is wrapping up the 2025 season this week. She notes, "It's been a hot and busy summer but I'm so proud and thankful for the amazing staff we had this summer. Their hard work and positive energy made this season one of our best yet! We are already looking forward to another great summer next year and can't wait to see the community enjoy the pool again!"
Cathleen "Cathi" Ann Atkinson, 67, of Olin, Iowa passed away in her home on August 10 from pancreatic cancer. She was lovingly cared for by her husband and daughter. Cathleen Winegardner was born August 19, 1957 to M Kurtis "Kurt" and Sundra "Sis" Winegardner of Harrod, Ohio. She graduated from Allen East High School in 1975 and gave birth to her son, Eric that summer and a daughter, Kelly in spring of 1981. They lived a short time in McAllen, Texas but mostly resided near Harrod. Cathi worked at Baumgartner Trucking where she later met the love of her life, Mark Atkinson.
