5:00-8:00 p.m., Downtown Ada. Join us downtown for one last festive Third Thursday of 2025! Enjoy extended shopping hours, warm hospitality, and holiday cheer from our local businesses. Bring your friends, bring the family, and make an evening of supporting the shops and restaurants that make Ada special.
Ron and Patsy Evans will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Dec. 23. The couple was married in 1955 at the First United Methodist Church of Ada. After their wedding, they went to the Kewpee in Lima, Ohio, and had hamburgers.
Patsy graduated from Ada High School, and Ron graduated from Vaughnsville. He worked at ONU as a math professor and she worked as a Head Start teacher and then as an assistant at Snyder, Alge and Welch law firm in Ada.
FROM FACEBOOK__Pick up a Christmas-themed coloring sheet at the library and put your skills to the test in our Coloring Contest! There will be prizes for each category, so feel free to show off!
Robert E. “Bob” Klingler, age 87, of Ada, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at his home with his family by his side.
He was born on April 18, 1938, in Ada, Ohio, to the late Keith and Annabelle (Routt) Klingler. On December 18, 1955, Bob married Patricia K. “Pat” (Gilbert) Klingler, and she preceded him in death on July 9, 2022.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Holiday Happy Hour at the Regal Beagle during Third Thursday, December 18, from 5:00–7:00 p.m.
The festive gathering will take the place of the regular monthly membership meeting. Director Lindsay Hollar says, this is "a great opportunity to relax, connect with fellow members, and enjoy some holiday cheer in a casual setting.
"We hope you’ll stop by to celebrate the season, network with friends and colleagues, and enjoy everything Third Thursday has to offer downtown.
MEDIA RELEASE–OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital is celebrating a major milestone in expanding access to advanced imaging services with the completion and opening of its newly constructed MRI department. Community leaders, physicians, and associates gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, December 10, marking the official launch of the enhanced space.
