ADA__The Ada High School boys soccer team had nine players receive All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association honors in voting recently conducted by league coaches.
Ada seniors Andrew Allen and Jacob Rush earned first team All-NCOSA notice. Allen was the team’s leading scorer and finished his career at the top of the Bulldog list for career goals with 81.
Rush started four years at goalkeeper.
Versatile senior Carson Conley made second-team All-NCOSA.
BLUFFTON__The Ada High School girls soccer team started slowly and lost 3-1 to Columbus Grove in their Div. V Northwest 2 district semifinal rematch on Monday evening, Oct. 26 at Steinmetz Field in Bluffton.
Ada won the battle of the Bulldogs 4-3 earlier this year at Grove, but CG was able to reverse the outcome in the return match.
Ada ends the best season in program history with a 13-3-3 record after the defeat.
CG improved to 12-3-2 with the victory.
Grove’s Liv Mayberry scored two goals, and Mia Verhoff tallied on a penalty kick to provide CG with a commanding 3-0 halftime advantage.
MEDIA RELEASE__Earlier in 2026, State Wildlife Investigator Brian Bury looked into possible wild turkey violations committed by an Ohio resident. Eleven search warrants later, four defendants pleaded guilty to about two dozen charges, mostly involving turkey violations. The four defendants paid more than $36,000 in fines, restitution, and court costs. Six firearms, a compound bow, about 50 turkey mounts and fans, two layout blinds, and dozens of other items were forfeited. The defendants’ hunting licenses were revoked for a total of seven years.
MEDIA RELEASE__Ada Rotarians Rich Meininger and Becky Neville presented dictionaries to Hardin Northern third-grade students on October 26.
Ada Rotary distributes dictionaries to third graders annually at Ada, Hardin Northern and Upper Scioto Valley schools.
The Rotary Club meets on Tuesdays at noon at the Ada First United Methodist Church. For more information about the project or club meetings, call Martha Nau at 859-537-6812.
Several local tax levy renewal issues, one County Commissioner seat and County Auditor are on the November 3 General Election ballot in Ada. View an Ada sample ballot here.
The Ada tax levy renewals are listed below.
2 mill Ada-Liberty Joint Ambulance District Tax Levy (Renewal)
