Ada's latest news

By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY – The Ada High School boys golf team competed in the first of three Blanchard Valley Conference tournaments on Monday, August 4 at the Findlay Country Club.

The Bulldog linksters finished tied for eighth with McComb at the day-long, 10-team event, which was won by Van Buren with 313 strokes.

Monday was the first of three tournaments which will combine to determine the 2025 BVC boys golf champion. A mid-season tournament will be held Aug. 18 at Hidden Creek Golf Club, with the BVC finale on Sept. 19 at Kalida’s Moose Landing.

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS__The Ada High School boys golf team lost a close dual match vs. Fort Jennings Tuesday, August 5, at the Delphos Country Club.

FJ nipped the Bulldogs, 201-207.

Ada junior ace Brody Rister tied for match medalist honors by carding a nine-hole score of 44 on the par-36 course. Musketeer Ryan Aldrich also shot a 44.

“We continue to show improvement, we cut strokes from our first two matches,” said Ada head coach Tod Schmidt. “We are moving in the right direction.”

Ada freshman Arden Shook and senior Sam Crawford each shot a 54. Junior Lawson Kingler carded a 55.

Junior Gavin Guyton added a round of 65.

FROM FACEBOOK__Ada Area Chamber of Commerce announcement:

39th Annual Harvest & Herb Festival - we are still accepting non-food vendors for 2025. We have maxed out on food truck space and home bakeries.

We currently have over 150 vendors & businesses participating. It's going to be another record breaking year, we have some fun announcements coming soon.

Link: https://forms.gle/y8Vw1b7iv3M8vErC6

Grace & Glow salon services are now located at 115 South Main Street, Ada. The salon phone number is 419-558-1325 and can be reached at [email protected].

Salon owner Miranda Hipsher provides "all things hair" including cuts, styling and color. 

Blessed Beyond Beauty by Aidyn Dye provides waxing, skin services and nails & pedis.

Grace & Glow is also on Facebook.

The Sacramento Mandarins--a nationally recognized competitive drum corps and a Drum Corps International (DCI) Top 12 finalist--will be staying at Ohio Northern University on Tuesday and Wednesday on the way to the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis, August 9. Full ensemble rehearsals are open to the public on Tuesday from 7-9:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

Compiled by Paula Pyzik Scott

The following 12 land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in July 2025 as reported on the websites of Hardin County Auditor Michael T. Bacon and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - BUYER - SALE DATE - PRICE - LAND USE

AGRICULTURAL

0 County Rd 1- Winner, Timothy - 7/2/2025 - $640,232 - Agricultural Vacant Land
0 County Rd 1 - Winner, Timothy - 7/2/2025 - $640,232 - Agricultural Vacant Land

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