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.
Below are 21 articles and 8 obituaries from the 155 news items published on AdaIcon.com in May 2026.
We have selected articles of lasting interest for this digital list and for in-house reading at the Ada Public Library, Heterick Library and Beatitudes Community Center.
ADA __Two Ada High School baseball players received All-Blanchard Valley Conference honors in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.
Bulldog junior shortstop/pitcher Wes Mowery earned honorable mention all-league notice. Mowery led the team with a .377 batting average. He collected 23 hits, five doubles and 14 runs batted in. He also stole nine bases and struck out 26 batters in 24 innings pitching.
Versatile Ada freshman pitcher/catcher/shortstop Robert Shanks received honorable mention all-conference status. Shanks hit .370 with 18 RBI and 18 runs.
From Hardin County Ohio State University Extension; three summer gardening workshops
MEDIA RELEASE_The Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program in Hardin County has planned three educational workshops throughout the summer.
The first workshop will be held on June 16, which will be all about oak trees and celebrating the 250 birthday celebration of the United States of America. There will be a dedication of the oak trees planted in the garden and talks by the Division of Forestry and the Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Refreshments will also be provided.
