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February 16, 2026

The Park District Liberty Twp Hardin Co Ohio met on the above date in the park office.

The meeting was held via phone conversation with Bob Szuch and Paul Fletcher.  Both board members were out of town on the February 16, 2026.  Present at the park office were Jamie Hall, Ken Wolke, park manager and Mary Jane Lee, Clerk.

Beatitudes Community Center will collaborate with ONU Student Senate and Greek Life to host Where Fashion Blooms Again, a spring fashion show benefiting the center's community outreach. The event will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23 in the ONU McIntosh Ballroom.

Dinner and musical entertainment will also be provided. Tickets are $25 and are currently available at Beatitudes, 210 N. Main St.

By Cort Reynolds

Four Ada High School girls basketball players received All-Blanchard Valley Conference honors in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

Senior 6-0 post Anna Conley was named second team All-BVC. She led Ada in scoring (11.6 points), rebounds (8.9) and blocks (2.6) per game this season.

Versatile freshman Tea Griffith also earned second team all-league notice. She scored 10.2 points and grabbed 6.4 rebounds per contest.

Sharpshooting junior guard Kenley Poling was voted honorable mention all-league. She scored 4.7 ppg and dished out 2.6 assists a game.

Dean Altstaetter, Assistant Director of Admissions at Ohio Northern University, is among the individuals and businesses to be honored at the February 26 Ada Distinguished Awards. Altstaetter will receive the Chris Burns DiBiasio Make a Difference Award. Tickets are on sale at https://square.link/u/l8WG9UOB.

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Feb. 26-28, Stambaugh Studio Theatre | Freed Center

PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK gallery to enlarge

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__Accurate long-range shooting helped the Ada High School boys basketball team throttle visiting Perry 74-25 in a non-conference mismatch on Tuesday, February 17.

The Bulldogs pumped in a season-best 13 three-point goals in the home finale to blow out the Commodores. Four purple and gold players tallied double figures to pace the blowout.

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