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By Angel Mercer, licensed social worker, tobacco treatment specialist
The Armes Family Cancer Care Center, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System
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Messick's dime store

By Leland Crouse
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Small Town Sampler
Betty Miller
13 May 1992 - The Ada Herald

Depending on your age you called it the racket store, the five and ten, the dime store or the variety store. If you had a nickel or a dollar you could leave the store with two or three items.

Leona Pope, 83, died on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at 11:45 a.m. at her residence in Ada.

She was born on March 10, 1936, in Magoffin County, Kentucky, to the late Burton and Della (Marshall) Patton. Leona was previously married to James Pope on Oct. 19, 1955, and they divorced, he preceded her in death in 2016.  

Leona was a homemaker.  She was a member of the Ada Pentecostal Church and played the tambourine at church. She also enjoyed being outdoors, gardening and playing the spoons. Leona loved her grandkids, family and her dog, Sissy.   

Renovation of the Ada Municipal Building is on track except for the elevator - you can see the incompleted elevator and shaft here. Flooring projects on each of the building's levels can't proceed until the elevator is installed, which is now estimated for sometime in November.

Accepts resignation of Suzanne Hardesty

The follow report includes some action from the school’s October board meeting and is not officially approved board minutes.

Nearly 20 supplemental contracts involving winter and spring coaches were approved at the Ada school board Oct. 17 meeting. Those contacts follow:

Ada Boyz, LLC, interested in purchase property in Ada Industrial Park

Ada Community Improvement Corp (CIC), will hold a special meeting at noon,  Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Depot, according to Eileen Peterman, CIC secretary.

The meeting is to "present a motion for CIC to enter into an agreement consistent with the general terms set forth in the real estate purchase agreement between Ada Boyz, LLC, and Ada Area Community Improvement Corporation."

The property is located at the Ada Industrial Park.

This meeting follows a special Ada council meeting held Thursday, which centered on the same subject.

 

 

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