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PHOTO from Ada Bulldogs Facebook

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS – Ada High School senior speedster Kayleb Hickman advanced to the finals with a strong effort in the 400-meter semifinals on day one of the Div. V state track and field meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus on Thursday, June 4.

The 400-meter preliminary boys races were held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 4. Hickman won heat two with a time of 49.91 to automatically earn the second seed at Friday’s final.

Jordan sisters make 2nd all-district team

By Cort Reynolds

Four players from the standout Ada High School softball team received All-Blanchard Valley Conference honors in voting recently conducted by league coaches.

Two Bulldog freshmen earned first team All-BVC and all-district notice.

Slugging pitcher/first baseman Tea Griffith and speedy catcher/outfielder Shay Smith were named first team all-league.

ABOVE, L-R) Swearing-in of Ada Police officers Caitlyn Martin and Madeline Kelly.

By Alec Keller

On Tuesday, June 2, the Village of Ada Council met for a regular session with Council President Jason Campbell presiding. Mayor David Retterer was absent and legal counsel Jane Napier attended remotely. No legislative action was taken during the meeting. The council packet is here.

As part of a Village of Ada strategic planning campaign, the following community listening sessions have been scheduled and a survey can be completed at: www.adaoh.gov

Effective July 1, 2026 / Follow-up to Bluffton Lions learn about changes to regional public television offerings

JUNE 3 MEDIA RELEASE__Following months of coordinated planning, WGTE Public Media and WBGU-TV today announced a new broadcasting partnership that will provide continued delivery of trusted PBS programming for viewers across northwest Ohio. 

Beginning July 1, WGTE Public Media will assume broadcasting responsibilities for PBS programming from WBGU, following the conclusion of the station’s PBS affiliation.

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

MEDIA RELEASE_Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America. Indigenous men of the Iroquois nation in New York and Canada were known to play lacrosse as a medicine game starting centuries ago. In 1972, the International Federation of Women’s Lacrosse Association was formed, with the men’s International Lacrosse Federation starting in 1972.  The two groups merged in 2008.  

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