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Cannon monument history detailed at Depot Park

On Memorial Day 1903, Ada dedicated the Carman Post 101 Grand Army of the Republic cannon monument "to the memory of Ada's soldiers living and dead." A history of the monument is detailed on a poster displayed in Depot Park by the Village of Ada.

Hill Memorial designated a “Most Endangered” Ohio historic site for 2024

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Preservation Ohio, a nonprofit also known as Ohio Preservation Alliance, Inc., has named a building that was part of Ada’s nineteenth century Northwestern Ohio Normal School as one of 14 “significant and endangered” historic buildings in Ohio for 2024. 

Brown wins high school district hurdles title

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ The Ada High School boys track and field team finished a solid eighth at the district Div. III meet Saturday, May 18, at War Memorial Stadium.

Bulldog senior Jackson Brown won the 110-meter high hurdles to qualify for the regional meet in Fostoria.

A top-four finish in an event at districts qualifies an athlete to regionals.

Columbus Grove won the boys team title with 118 points, followed by Bluffton with 99. Ada tallied 43 points.

The Ada boys 4 x 100 relay team of Logan Jolliff, Trevor McGue, Brown and Gavin Oldfield finished a strong second to make it to Fostoria.

The Lady Bulldogs came in seventh with 18 points. Grove was second with 123.

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Four Bulldogs named to All-NWC softball teams and HM

Bassitt 3-repeats as 1st team All-NWC; Wagner 1st team; McClain, Griffith make 2nd team; Preston, Robinson HM

By Cort Reynolds

Ada junior Jenna Bassitt was named first team All-Northwest Conference in softball for the third straight year in voting conducted recently by the league coaches.

Williams finishes tennis season at districts

By Cort Reynolds

PORT CLINTON – Ada junior Nathan Williams competed hard but lost in the first round of the Div. II district tournament Thursday at Port Clinton.

School board approves waiving of school fees in 2024-2025

Above) Interim superitendent Dennis Recker presents commendations to Middlefield Bank (top) and Buckeye East Coffee Shop (below) as well as Quest Federal Credit Union and U.S. Bank.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The May 16 meeting of the Ada Schools Board of Education included numerous staffing approvals, an updated financial forecast, commendations for several local businesses and approval of a waiver of school fees for the 2024-2025 school year.

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