Melvin Dale Dawson, age 94, of Bluffton, passed away at Willow Ridge, Freda House, Bluffton on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, surrounded by his family.
He was born on September 16, 1930 in Allen County, Ohio to the late J. Fred and Georgia L. (Cowan) Dawson. Melvin married Dorothy Anspach and she preceded him in death on March 26, 1994. He later married Marjorie A. Winegardner on September 1, 1995 and she survives in Bluffton.
The Village of Ada has posted the following information on www.adaoh.org. regarding new licensing requirements for peddlers and solicitors. This includes a $25 fee, application review and background check.
The Polar Bear Battle wrestling tournament, an OAC Open & Novice Point Series event, will be held on Sundey, December 8 at King Horn Sports Center Fieldhouse, 609 West Lincoln Avenue.
The event includes Girls open, Novice and Boys open competition divisions.
ADA – The Ada High School girls basketball team lost its home opener against county rival Hardin Northern 56-26 Tuesday night.
HN fell behind 3-0 on a Lexi Poling triple, but then reeled off the next 19 points to take control. Ada trailed 39-8 at halftime.
The non-league defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 0-3 overall. The Polar Bear girls improved to 2-0 overall after the convincing win.
“We couldn’t get into a halfcourt offense in the first half,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker. “With the Bacon girls, they are a much better team than they have been. They are athletic.
“Offensive rebounds and turnovers hurt us,” he continued. “We knew their press was coming, we worked on it all week.”
