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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

FROM FACEBOOK__The Village of Ada has announced they will be flushing fire hydrants starting on June 8, 2026 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The village will start with the northwest portion first, which is Zone A. Then, they will move to the northeast side of Ada, or Zone B, followed by the southeast side or Zone C. Village workers will finish the project with the southwest side of Ada, also known as Zone D.

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.  

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.

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