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Ryan Kennedy, the Hardin County wildlife officer, spoke to about 30 Vancrest residents on Wednesday afternoon during the monthly Coffee with a Cop program that the Ada Police Department sponsors. Here, Kennedy holds a coyote pelt. He also showed many other pelts of wildlife that roam the Ada area. He said his office receives calls about raccoons most often. Raccoon pelts used to bring $50, now it’s down to $5. He related how destructive mink is to chickens; and skunks, you don’t want to tangle with.

Kendal Guagenti's still life on exhibit in Columbus

By Monty Siekerman
Kendal Guagenti had an untitled still life painting accepted for the Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition to be shown at the James Rhodes Office Tower in Columbus from April 22 until May 17.

Also, Melina Woods and Lyric Jones had paintings selected for two side exhibitions, which will be shown at the same time in the state department in Columbus. Three hundred  paintings were chosen for the three shows from 12,000 works.

Basketball, swimming, wrestling, cheerleading

By Cort Reynolds
Ada High School held its winter sports awards banquet Tuesday evening.
Most Valuable athletes in each sport were: Connor Frazier (boys
basketball); Maddie Gossard (girls basketball); Chase Sumner (wrestling);
Zach Beaschler (boys swimming); Klava Katayama (girls swimming); Lyric
Jones and Anabel Alexander (cheerleading).

Melina Woods (right) won the Ada Rotary Club speech competition. Kaiti Newland was runner-up.  Melina qualified for the district competition.

The scammers are at it again. If you recieve a call from the "IRS" stating a warrant has been issued for you PLEASE hang up. It is not real, they are scammers. the most recent number that the call came from is 313-550-4019

Ohio Northern standout senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) has been named Second Team All-Great Lakes Region by D3Hoops.com in women's basketball for the 2017-18 season.

The Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Year was named Second Team All-Great Lakes Region for the second time in her career.

Bullimore capped off her career in historic fashion this season, rewriting the record books at Ohio Northern.

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