ADA__The Ada High School football team defeated visiting Arlington in a 41-28 shootout to celebrate the home and Blanchard Valley Conference opener on a hot night Friday, September 4 at War Memorial Stadium.
Ada jumped out to leads of 15-0 and 22-6 at the half but had to stave off a rally by the potent Red Devils. Scrappy Arlington pulled within 29-28 in the fourth quarter. But Ada responded well by scoring two straight touchdowns to clinch the victory.
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FROM FACEBOOK__The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is raffling six custom-made Wilson Footballs for the Harvest and Herb Festival.
The six footballs will be custom-made for the 40th anniversary of the festival. Tickets may be purchased from any Ada Area Chamber board member, at Century 21 or the day of the festival, Sept. 19.
Tickets are six for $5. Money raised from the raffle will go toward next year's festival.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
On August 25, 2026, we lost the beautiful and talented Dolly Parton. She left a wonderful legacy as a country music writer and performer. Her kindness was legendary. Dolly worked with so many different artists and covered many different genres, but she was pure country in her early career. On her fifth album with country legend Porter Wagoner in 1970, they recorded the song “Before Our Weakness Gets Too Strong.” In 1971, they won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a group or duo for the album Once More.
