By Emily Koogler
Medical Social Worker-Case Manager, Blanchard Valley Health System
The extended recovery unit or “swing bed unit” offers personalized, resident-centered care in a quiet and private setting to help an individual reach an optimal level of recovery. Extended recovery unit residents are those who have exited acute care but still need a variety of recovery care and support in the health center setting.
A new bouncy black mulch is underfoot at the playground at Ada's War Memorial Park. The only puddles in sight were at the ends of a slide or two, during this rainy week. The upgrade is one of several current projects at the park. Construction of a new Picnic Shelter #2 and a new concession stand at the football-soccer-track stadium are in progress.
FROM ADA SCHOOLS ALERTS__The Ada community is invited to attend the 119th annual Ada High School Interclass Competition at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 2nd in the AHS auditorium.
The 2026 finalists for the 119th Interclass Competition are:
For POETRY: 10th Grade: Caleb Hollar, 11th Grade: Cheznie Vieira and 12th Grade: Cayden Wise
For SHORT STORY: 10th Grade: Abbey Anderson, 11th Grade: Callie Burgess and 12th Grade: Madison Rowland
For ESSAY: 10th Grade: Emily Shanks, 11th Grade: Kaitlyn Lambert and 12th Grade: Kaylie Klear
For DRAMATIC READING: 10th Grade: Chimdalu Onyekelu, 11th Grade: Taliana Parker and 12th Grade: Ayla Tabler
FINDLAY__The visiting Ada High School softball team gave up four runs in the bottom of the seventh and lost a 9-6 heartbreaker to Liberty-Benton in a key Blanchard Valley Conference makeup game on Thursday, April 16.
The seesaw battle featured two grand slams and four home runs.
The Eagles jumped ahead 3-0 in the first inning, but the Ada girls tallied two runs in the fourth to inch within a run. The Bulldogs then seized a 6-3 lead with four runs in the sixth.
L-B won the game with a walk-off grand slam over the left field fence by Elise Brzezinski in the bottom of the seventh. Her circuit blast capped the comeback win.
