Gladys M. Ward, age 95, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018.
She was born on September 23, 1922 to the late Ottis and Juanita Newland. On March 31, 1944, Gladys married Robert L. Ward who passed away May 1, 2018. They celebrated 74 years together.
Gladys retired after 26 years at the Alger Grain Elevator. She was a charter member of the Auglaize Bible Church. Her pies and cookies were appreciated by the congregation at all the church functions. Gladys’ church family have especially been kind to her following Bob’s passing. Deb and her family wish to thank them for their many visits, lunch dates and phone calls, she appreciated them so much.
Ohio Northern celebrated the Topping Out ceremony when the final beam was put in place for the Janes Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building on Thursday. The final steel beam was signed by campus leaders, alumni, and students.
MT. BLANCHARD - The Ada cross country team finished a solid fifth out of 11 teams at the Riverdale Invitational Thursday evening.
Bulldog senior Miguel Jordan took fourth in the 119-runner field to pace Ada's strong showing. Jordan covered the 3.1-mile course in 18:17.22, 29 seconds behind the race winner.
Ada junior Michael Crouse came in 26th in 19:49.02 to finish second for the Bulldogs. Junior Hunter Wells followed him closely in 28th with a time of 19:51.2.
ADA - After a tight first set, the Ada volleyball team rolled to a sweep of visiting backyard rival Allen East Thursday night in a Northwest Conference match.
The Lady Bulldog spikers improved to 7-4 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with the 26-24, 25-16, 25-15 win, their 18th in a row in league play. The Mustangs fell to 3-4 and 1-1 with the defeat.
"We did a great job blocking," said first-year Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We are not a tall team and the girls have been working hard on defense. Our defense was good, the back row played well and serve receive was solid.
Hardin County Extension rainfall report for August showed Liberty Township receiving 4.8 inches of rain, which is above the 10-year average of 3.2 inches.
For the growing season (April 15-Aug. 31) Liberty Township has received 19.9 inches. The 10-year average in Hardin County is 18 inches.
