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By Cort Reynolds

PANDORA – The visiting Ada High School football team lost its second-place battle at Blanchard Valley Conference rival Pandora-Gilboa 34-14 Friday night, October 18.

P-G seized control by scoring 20 unanswered points on its three second-half possessions to pull away from a 14-14 tie and win. 

The Bulldogs fell to 7-2 overall and 5-2 in BVC play with the loss that snapped a five-game win streak. The loss ended any Ada chance of sharing the league title in their first BVC season.

P-G broke a second-place tie with Ada after the win, which kept the Rockets a game behind Liberty-Benton (7-0). 

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By Matthew Nienberg, PA-C
Pain Management, Blanchard Valley Pain Management

Have you felt burning and stinging in your feet that just will not go away?

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Meet the September Students of the Month at Ada Elementary: Kindergarten: Henry "Hank" Klear and Charlotte Donohue; 1st Grade: Calvin Jolliff and Laylynn Shoemaker; 2nd Grade: Rylee Robinson and Petra Risser; 3rd Grade: Aiden Smith and Azraella Downing; 4th Grade: Robbie Sibert and Aurora Long; 5th Grade: Braden Lightner and Lilly Klear.

 

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Jack D. Smittle, 93, formerly of Ada and Westerville, Ohio, died October 14, 2024, at Provision Living at Findlay, from the progression of prolymphocytic leukemia.

Jack was born July 13, 1931, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to Mary D. (Podwell) and George D. Smittle. On August 27, 1955, he married Thelma Maxine (Wells) Smittle and she predeceased him on Oct. 2, 2024. 

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Daniel Edward Gullett, age 54, of Roundhead, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at Lima Memorial Health System. 

He was born on September 5, 1970 in Lima, Ohio to Larry and JoAnn (Garver) Gullett. His father, Larry preceded him in death and his mother, JoAnn survives in Roundhead. On April 15, 1995 Dan married Trisha Shaffer and she survives in Roundhead. 

Also surviving are his two sons: Kaleb Gullett of Roundhead and Jacob (Desiree) Gullett of Lima; six grandchildren (his little blessings): Kivlee, Riverlee, Bear, Hudson, Grayli, and Wilder; and a sister, Debi (Don) Arthur of Roanoke, VA. 

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By Cort Reynolds

NEW KNOXVILLE – The Ada High School volleyball team lost an epic five-set heartbreaker to county rival Hardin Northern in Div. VII Northwest 3 sectional first round action Thursday night at New Knoxville.

The Bulldogs lost the first set, but then captured the next two in close battles to seize a 2-1 lead. Yet HN rallied to win set four and pulled out the tight, decisive fifth game in extra time, 18-16.

Fourth-seeded Ada ended its season 11-12 after the tough 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 25-18, 18-16 defeat.

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