Pokemon Go arrives in Ada - it's the nation's latest game craze
By Monty Siekerman
If you haven't heard of Pokemon GO, consider yourself a hermit. The free app, released just this month in only a few countries, is the most popular game ever in just a few short days.
In fact, you'll find people wandering around Ada, especially in the cool of the evening, trying to find targets, such as the train station, cannon, churches and businesses. There are many targets at ONU.
Here, Steve Cramer and his son, John, of rural Ada, find the Liberty National Bank target. Now they are after the Ada Theatre, which is held by Taurus and Snorlax.
Whether the Cramers defeated the others wasn't known at press time.
In any case, John plans to head to India soon to finish his high school career there as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student. Besides graduating from high school in India, John hopes to be the best Pokemon GO player in the country of one billion people because he has a leg up on the competition.
PokemonGO hasn't been released in India yet, but John will have playing experience under his belt by learning the game with his dad in Ada.
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Friday, October 23, 2026
Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Wilson Sporting Goods and union workers reach contract agreement in Ada
- Ada Village Council recap: Strategic planning process nears completion
- ICAPP study: Ohioans strongly oppose data center expansion and tax breaks
- Eight Bulldog girls earn All-NCOSA soccer honors; Dewese named Coach of the Year
- Bulldog girls soccer shuts out Kalida in sectional
- Strawberry Fields Forever: Fruit polyphenols and brain health
- Icon calendar gets a little more elbow room
- Down Memory Lane: Polar Bears bring down the giant
- Election Day lunch at Lafayette Methodist Church