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 Elliott Prater, Jr., 78, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 11:37 p.m. at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

He was born on Jan. 7, 1943, in Amba, (Floyd County) Kentucky, to the late Elliott and Josephine Mae (Tackett) Prater, Sr.  On Oct. 20, 1964, Elliott first married Barbara Lowery, she preceded him in death on Sept. 18, 2019. 

On Dec. 27, 1985, he married the love of his life Wilma (Adkins) Spradlin and she survives in Alger.  

You can watch it on Ada Bulldogs Facebook

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Ada High School will hold its 115th Interclass contest at 7 p.m., Friday, March 19.

Check the Ada Bulldogs Facebook tonight for the link to watch.

Interclass has been an Ada tradition that is unique to the community. It started in 1907 when Superintendent C.H. Freedman proposed an academic competition between the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.  

Interclass celebrates the written and spoken word. Students compete in the areas of essay writing, poetry, short story, and dramatic reading. In each category, one winner has been chosen from each grade after an internal competition within the classes.

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Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 22, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.

To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.

You may also visit www.RedCrossBlood.org, and use the sponsor code: AdaCommunity.

Persons donating blood may enter to win 1 of 5 Blue Jackets prize packs with autographed team items.

Face coverings are required at this blood donation.

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 Preschoolers at Ohio Northern University Child Development Center followed a trail the leprechaun left while the service dog "Nalue" joined them. Nalue is one of the service dogs in training in ONU Polar Paws.

Following search warrant issued at Scioto Village, Kenton

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An investigation into burglaries in Hardin and Allen counties led to the execution of a search warrant by Hardin County Sheriff’s deputies at Scioto Village in Kenton on Thursday, March 18, according to Keith Everhart, Hardin County sheriff.

The warrant, served on two separate apartments, resulted in the recovery of stolen guns, tools and jewelry. Illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia were also seized.

Two males and one female was arrested in connection with the burglaries and incarcerated in the Allen County Jail. One female was arrested on an unrelated warrant and incarcerated at the Multi-County Correctional Center, Marion.

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Senior artists and graphic designers from Bluffton University will showcase their most prominent work in a combined exhibit called “Uncovered Perspectives.”

Berlin Fuqua, Ada; Autumn Graves, Mount Blanchard; and Sarah Heydinger, Tiro; will have work on display. The exhibit opens March 15 and runs through April 10 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center for faculty, staff and students to view.

Since campus remains closed to visitors, off-campus guests can watch a pre-recorded artist talk and view the exhibit virtually starting on Monday, March 22, at www.bluffton.edu/artgallery.

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