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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team played visiting Otsego to a 1-1 tie through one overtime in first round sectional tournament action before darkness suspended play at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday evening.

Ada was seeded 10th in the sectional, while Otsego was 11th. The Lady Bulldog record remains 5-10-1. The game will be resumed starting with a second 15-minute overtime at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Ada.

Makayla Callahan scored the Ada goal with an assist from Ella Poling on the unseasonably warm evening. Shannon Weihl tallied the lone Otsego goal.

Talk covers Everglades to Great Lakes: Fact, fiction and frustration

Alan Steinman, Ph.D., will discuss “Ecosystem Restoration from the Everglades to the Great Lakes: Fact, Fiction and (Occasional) Frustration” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts at Ohio Northern University.

Ada High School football team moved back into the third sport in Division VII, Region 28 OHSAA computer ranking this week.

The entire Division VII rankings follow:

Julia Leonard and son, Noah, (left) and Erin Chrissobolis and son, Timothy, work with Perler beads at the Ada Public Library on Friday. The children had many patterns to choose from. The next bead event at the library will be scheduled in December.

(Monty Siekerman photo)

Featuring preventive health screenings and community resources

The Hardin County Safety Council will hold the Hardin County Health and Wellness Fair in Partnership with OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety and Hygiene, and Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.  The Health and Wellness Fair will be held Thursday, Oct. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at The Hardin County Armory, 128 N. Main St.

The Fair is free and open to the public. Local health-related businesses will offer a wide range of free screenings, and health information. Register to win a $50 Chamber Gold Gift Certificate and other prizes.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team lost its regular season finale to visiting local rival Allen East 3-0 Saturday morning in a Northwest Conference contest.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 5-10-1 overall and finished 3-3 in the NWC after the loss. An early-season Ada win over Spencerville did not count in the league standings.

AE improved to 5-1 in the NWC with the victory, good for second place in the league behind only Bluffton. The Lady Mustangs stand 12-4 overall.

Julia Meyer netted two goals to pace the Mustangs. Jade Meyer scored once and assisted on one goal as well.

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