It’s always a joyful moment when a new baby is born. Everyone in the family wants to come to meet the new addition. A few days later, this precious little baby is struggling to breathe and needs to be in the ICU with RSV bronchiolitis.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is generally a virus present in the winter, usually at its worst in January and February each year. This year, RSV and influenza were conspicuously absent in the winter months. There are likely multiple reasons for this, but the bottom line is that RSV is here now.
The Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival is resuming this year with festivities planned for Saturday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Read the full story.
The visiting Ada volleyball team dropped a close four-set non-league match at Hardin County rival Kenton Tuesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs fell behind 0-2 but won an overtime third game to stave off defeat. But Ada was unable to take set four as they eventually lost the hard-fought match 25-19, 25-23, 27-29, 25-20.
Ada fell to 1-2 with the defeat, while Kenton improved to 1-1 after their first win.
Bulldog sophomore setter Autumn Andreasen dished out 25 assists. Sophomore Daicy Robinson led Ada with nine kills.
The Ada golf team participated in a four-team Northwest Conference match Tuesday at the Bluffton Golf Course.
Lincolnview finished first with 165 strokes, followed by Columbus Grove (168), Crestview (189) and Ada (204).
The Bulldog linksters dropped to 3-10 overall and 2-9 in NWC play with the result.
Ada seniors Andrew Rush and Dexter Woods paced the Bulldogs with scores of 50 each. Junior Geddes Klingler, senior Kamron Wilkerson and sophomore Jack Baumgartner each shot a 52 to round out the Bulldog scorers.
Elizabeth Alvada Dicus, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 10:15 AM at her residence, surrounded by her family.
She was born on July 8, 1935 in Melrose, Ohio to the late Walter John and Mable Emma (Hunt) Sroufe. On April 26, 1952 Alvada married Richard Dicus and he survives in Ada.
Also surviving are her six children: Richard (Brenda) Dicus of Kenton, Jerome “Jerry” Dicus of Alger, Ronald (Darla) Dicus of Portage, Timothy Dicus of Alger, Christopher (Theresa) Dicus of Susan, VA and Marcia (Larry) White of Lima; twelve grandchildren; several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and a half sister, Evelyn Paxton of Lakeview.
