The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance named Jesse Purcell as its new director of the chamber and tourism divisions of the organization. She will start her position on Jan. 2, 2017.
ADA - The Ada girls basketball team scored the last six points of the game to break a tie and post a hard-earned 52-46 non-conference win over visiting Van Buren Tuesday evening.
The purple and gold improved to 2-3 as they snapped a three-game losing skid, while the Lady Black Knights dropped to 2-4 with the defeat.
Ada senior Haley Wyss broke a 46-46 deadlock with a free throw, then scored a layup off her own miss after a crucial Teara Coulson offensive rebound to provide a three-point bulge with 1:38 remaining.
ADA - Ada put on a big second half run and Owen Conley netted a career-high in points to lead the Bulldogs over visiting local foe Cory-Rawson 57-51 Wednesday night in a non-league boys basketball tilt.
The Bulldogs trailed 31-26 in the third period before going on a decisive 26-4 flurry to seize control of the game, 50-37. Conley poured in 31 points, including 20 in the first half and seven in the fourth period, to pace Ada to victory.
"We rode Owen pretty hard in the first half," noted first-year Ada head coach Dre White. "He is capable of doing that, and we have been begging him to get in the low post to score, too."
Terry D. Castle, 56, died on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, at 6:32 p.m. at his residence in Ada.
He was born on March 17, 1960, in Kenton, Ohio, to Franzel and Virgie (Prater) Castle who preceded him in death.
On Jan. 21, 1982, he married Barbara E. Chalfin and she died on March 27, 2015. Terry retired after working 17 years as a welder at Golden Giant of Kenton. He then worked construction for 10 years. Terry enjoyed fishing, hunting and especially spending time with his grandchildren.
By Monty Siekerman
Church services in Ada and Alger have different schedules this weekend since Christmas falls on a Sunday. Several churches will have Christmas Eve services on Saturday. Some churches have modified their usual Sunday schedule, perhaps not having Sunday School (when children may be opening presents) or cancelling an evening service. Dress in some cases is more casual.
Here's what's happening at several Ada and Alger churches.
