Several Ada restaurants offer curbside service and add the Ada Public Library to that list. Call the library at 419-634-5246, order books and the staff will bring your order to your car.
Cedarville University student Dakota Clay of Ada, majoring in Mech Engineering, was named to the Dean's Honor List for Spring 2020. This recognition required Clay to maintain a 3.75 GPA and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Larry L. Mathewson, 88, died June 21, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Bowling Green, Ohio. Larry was born Oct. 9, 1931, in Ada to the late Dana and Treva (Lewis) Mathewson. On June 30, 1951 he married Imajean Klass who preceded him in death on Nov. 11, 2010.
Larry graduated from Bluffton High School where he was an all-conference running back. He started working with his father at the Bluffton Welding Shop and later was a maintenance welder at the Lima Ford Engine Plant from which he retired. Larry was also a life-long farmer. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton, and the local Farm Bureau and past president of the Bluffton school board.
Charles R. Castle, 79, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at 1:49 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, surrounded by his family.
He was born on June 15, 1941, in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, to the late Malcolm and Polly (Hicks) Castle, Sr. Charles married Barbara F. Newland and she survives in Ada.
Charles retired from Ford Motor Company, Lima Engine Plant, as a UAW International Rep. Dad loved his family, driving the back roads with his brother Malcolm looking at the Eagles and family trips to Holmes County.
Here's a pre-1970 aerial view of the Ohio Northern Univesity campus looking west as it anticipates a major expansion. It is from the Ada Public Library post card collection.
On the far left is College Avenue. On the far right is Lincoln Avenue and the railroad tracks.
Several additional buildings - and absence of buildings - gives clues to what in the works. Viewers comments are welcome.
