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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Ada. Here's a scene from Beatitudes, where Santa - or at least one Santa - seems to stand quietly at attention. Watch the Icon all holiday season long as we provide more photos that look a lot like Christmas.

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this? Our only hint is that it is part of "forgotten Ada." Answer tomorrow.

Mark Douglas Ritchie, 36, passed away on Tuesday, Nov.17, 2020, at 6:41 p.m. at his residence in Bluffton.

He was born on July 22, 1984 in Kenton to Dale Ritchie of Alger and Shelly (Carmean) Ritchie of Ada.

Donna Campbell, 78, passed away on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at 3:14 a.m. at her residence in Ada.

She was born on June 23, 1942 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late Clarence and Doris (Shadley) Weihrauch.  On Jan. 8, 1961, Donna married Virgil Campbell and he survives in Ada.

Donna worked as a library aide for the Ada Exempted Village Schools.

Ohio Northern head coach Scott Wills was recently honored as one of the nation's top NCAA Division III women's tennis coaches by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Wills currently ranks ninth all-time in NCAA Division III women's tennis history with a winning percentage of 78.9. Click here for the story.

Ranks 9th all-time in NCAA DIII women's tennis history with a winning percentage of 78.9

Ohio Northern head coach Scott Wills was recently honored as one of the nation's top NCAA Division III women's tennis coaches by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Wills currently ranks ninth all-time in NCAA Division III women's tennis history with a winning percentage of 78.9. His 19-year career record of 381-102 puts him 19th all-time on the NCAA Division III women's tennis wins list.

He is only nine wins away from the Ohio Athletic Conference women's tennis record of 390 wins by Baldwin Wallace's Jack Bethanfalvy, who went 390-300 from 1985-2018.

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